Increasing dietary crude protein levels attenuates the effects of caecotrope deprivation in growing rabbits

The effect of caecotrope deprivation on growth, caecal metabolism and Volatile Fatty acid (VFA) production was studied in rabbits fed varying levels of dietary protein during a 42-days feeding trial. Fourty-eight mixed breed rabbits (average initial weight = 875±25 g) were divided into two groups vi...

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Main Authors: S. A. Salami, O. O. Adelusi, O. A. Isah, R. Y. Aderinboye, L. O. Ajayi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture
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Online Access:https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/jitaa/article/view/37295