Increasing dietary starch to ADF ratio in phase feeding programs for early weaned rabbits
The relationship between high dietary starch and post-weaning digestive disorders has been demonstrated and ascribed to the low gut amylase activity in young rabbits (Cheeke, 1987; Lebas and Maitre, 1989; Blas et al., 1994). As a consequence, undigested starch may overload the hindgut, modify caecal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2108 |