Seaweeds for livestock diets: A review

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 212, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-17

  Makkar, Harinder P S ^a   Tran, Gilles ^b   Heuzé, Valérie ^b   Giger Reverdin, Sylvie ^c   Lessire, Michel ^d   Lebas, François ^e   Ankers, Philippe ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b Assoc Francaise de Zootechnie   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^e Association Cuniculture   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Pigs; Poultry; Rabbits; Ruminants; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954470813     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.09.018     Document Type: Review

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