Estimating Apparent Nutrient Digestibility of Diets Containing Leucaena leucocephala or Moringa oleifera Leaf Meals for Growing Rabbits by Two Methods |
Safwat, A.M.
(Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY))
Sarmiento-Franco, L. (Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY)) Santos-Ricalde, R.H. (Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY)) Nieves, D. (National University of Llanos "Ezequiel Zamora" (UNELLEZ)) Sandoval-Castro, C.A. (Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY)) |
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