Effect of level and source of vitamin E addition of a diet enriched with sunflower and linseed oils on growth and slaughter traits of rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-205

  Eiben, Cs ^a   Vegi B ^a   Virág, Gy ^a   Godor Surmann K ^a   Kustos, K ^b   Maro A ^c   Odermatt, M ^d   Zsedely E ^e   Toth T ^e   Schmidt, J ^e   Febel H ^f  

^a Institute for Small Animal Research   (Hungary)

^b Lab Nyúl Ltd   (Hungary)

^c Bábolna TENDRE Feed Industry Ltd   (Hungary)

^d Olivia Ltd   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^f SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Carcass; Fatty acid; Meat; Nutrition; Rabbit; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79959724618     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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