Curcuma longa and dietary plant oils for growing rabbits: Effect on apparent digestibility

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 435-438

  Zunino, Valentina ^a   Meineri, Giorgia ^a   Peiretti, Pier Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid insoluble ash; Curcuma longa; Digestibility; Oil; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PALM OIL; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952798953     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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