Effects of diets with increasing levels of dried tomato pomace on the performances and apparent digestibility of growing rabbits

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 521-527

  Peiretti, Pier Giorgio ^a   Gai, Francesco ^a   Rotolo, Luca ^b   Gasco, Laura ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

In vivo digestibility; Intake; Lycopersicon esculentum; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84857499415     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2012.521.527     Document Type: Article

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