Use of dietary mannanoligosaccharides during rabbit fattening period: Effects on growth performance, feed nutrient digestibility, carcass traits, and meat quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3858-3866

  Bovera, F ^a   Lestingi, A ^b   Iannaccone, F ^a   Tateo, A ^b   Nizza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Digestibility; Fatty acid profile of meat; Mannanoligosaccharides; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MANNAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; MALE; MANNANS; MEAT; RABBITS;

EID: 84882669621     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4119     Document Type: Article

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