Dietary inclusion of tannin extract from red quebracho trees (Schinopsis spp.) in the rabbit meat production
Two levels (1% and 3%) of condensed tannin extract from red quebracho (QT) were added to a diet of growing rabbits in a 6-wk feeding trial up to 12 wk of age. Health status was unaf- fected by the QT supplementation. The E. coli count of caecal content denoted a bactericidal activity of the QT. Weig...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-01-01
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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/575 |