Effect of dietary mannan-oligosaccharides on in vivo performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal content characteristics of growing rabbits

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-136

  Bovera, F ^a   Lestingi, A ^b   Marono, S ^a   Iannaccone, F ^a   Nizza, S ^a   Mallardo, K ^a   de Martino, L ^a   Tateo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caecal fermentations; Mannan oligosaccharides; Nutrient digestibility; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

MANNAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH JUICE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CECUM; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MALE; MANNANS; RABBITS; WEIGHT GAIN;

HYLA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84855748303     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01134.x     Document Type: Article

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