Performance, gut morphology and carcass characteristics of fattening rabbits as affected by particle size of pelleted diets

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-382

  Tufarelli, Vincenzo ^a   Desantis, Salvatore ^a   Zizza, Sara ^a   Laudadio, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Digestive tract; Morphology; Particle size distribution; Performance; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; PARTICLE SIZE; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77955966663     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1745039X.2010.496945     Document Type: Article

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