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EUROPEAN REFERENCE METHOD FOR IN VIVO DETERMINATION OF DIET DIGESTIBILITY IN RABBITS PEREZ, J.M., LEBAS, F., GIDENNE, T.,(1) MAERTENS, L.,(2) XICCATO, G., PARIGI-BINI, R., DALLE ZOTTE, A., COSSU, M.E., CARAZZOLO, A.,(3) VILLAMIDE, M.J., CARABAÑO,R., FRAGA, M.J., RAMOS, M.A.,(4) CERVERA, C., BLAS, E., FERNÁNDEZ, J.,(5) FALCAO E CUNHA, L., BENGALA FREIRE J.(6) (1) INRA,
Station de Recherches Cunicoles, Castanet-Tolosan, France
ABSTRACT: This paper describes a standardized method for in vivo determination of total digestibility of rabbits. This method was working out within the European Group on Rabbit Nutrition (EGRAN) which involves six laboratories from five countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain). The aim of the group was to propose a method at once reliable, quick and simple. This new method can be regarded as a baseline for calibrating individual laboratory procedures. The method is based on 7 to 8 weeks old rabbits caged individually and fed ad libitum. The pre-experimental period lasts 7 days and the collection period 4 days. For either feed and faeces, standardized conditions of sampling and drying are described. RÉSUMÉ: Méthode
européenne de référence pour la détermination in vivo de la digestibilité
des aliments destinés au lapin.
More information about this work: World Rabbit Science |
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