Effect of inulin and mannan-oligosaccharides compared with zinc-bacitracin on growing performance, nutrient digestibility and hematological profiles of growing rabbits

Animal Production Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-86

  Attia, Y A ^a,b   Hamed, R S ^c   Abd El Hamid, A E ^b   Shahba, H A ^c   Bovera, F ^d  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Abaadyia   (Egypt)

^c ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood profiles; Growing rabbits; Inulin; Mannan oligosaccharides; Nutrient digestibility; Zinc bacitracin

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; GROWTH RATE; HEMATOLOGY; MORTALITY; SMALL MAMMAL; ZINC;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84915820916     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN13286     Document Type: Article

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