A comparative study of growth performance and antioxidant status of rabbits when fed with or without chestnut tannins under high ambient temperature

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 89-95

  Liu, Hua Wei ^a,b   Dong, Xiao Fang ^a   Tong, Jian Ming ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Chestnut tannins; High temperature; Performance; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79651473899     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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