Effects of levels of insoluble and soluble fibre in diets for growing rabbits on faecal digestibility, nitrogen recycling and in vitro fermentation

World Rabbit Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-94

  Rodriguez Romero N ^a   Abecia, L ^b   Fondevila, M ^c   Balcells, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL EXPERIMENTAL DEL TÁCHIRA   (Venezuela)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caecal fermentation; Faecal digestibility; Fibre level; Soluble fibre

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84864675732     PISSN: 12575011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2011.828     Document Type: Article

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