Effects of diets with increasing levels of golden flaxseed on carcass characteristics, meat quality and lipid traits of growing rabbits

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-377

  Peiretti, Pier Giorgio ^a   Meineri, Giorgia ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Linum usitatissimum; Meat quality; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 78449269817     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e70     Document Type: Article

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