Effects of diets with increasing levels of Spirulina platensis on the carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of growing rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 218-224

  Peiretti, P G ^a   Meineri, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Meat quality; Rabbit; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 79960895411     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.03.031     Document Type: Article

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