Effect of increasing levels of Quillaja saponaria on digestion, growth and meat quality of Barbarine lamb

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Nasri, Saïda ^a   Ben Salem, H ^a   Vasta, V ^b   Abidi, S ^a   Makkar, H P S ^c   Priolo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestion; Growth; Lamb; Meat; Quillaja saponaria; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; QUILLAJA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA;

EID: 79651469326     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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