[EN] Pig slurry is a valuable fertilizer for crop
production but at the same time its management may
pose environmental risks. Slurry samples were collected
from 77 commercial farms of four animal categories
(gestating ...
[EN] An experiment was conducted to measure recycling through cecotrophes and retention of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the body fat of rabbits. A commercial diet was formulated and given ad libitum to six New Zealand ...
Alfonso-Carrillo, C.; Martín, E.; Blas, Carlos de; Ibáñez, M.A.; García-Ruiz, A.I.; García-Rebollar, P.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-03-30)
[EN] The aim of this study was to compare the results of different simplified sampling methods for behavioural data compared to reference records of 24-h in order to assess rabbit doe behaviours at different physiological ...
[EN] Application of manure (urine and/or feces) to agricultural soils enhances emissions of gases such as nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Some minor N compounds such as hippuric acid and benzoic acid present ...
[EN] The aim of this work was to study the effect of dietary inclusion of 2.5 or 5.0% of glycerol in substitution for starch on performance of lactating does and fattening rabbits. Over four consecutive reproductive cycles, ...
[EN] The effects of a reduction in the dietary crude protein (CP) level during the period when lactating does and suckling rabbits share the same feed (from 21 days to weaning at 35 days of age) were investigated for several ...
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of level and type of fibre on performance and digestive traits of lactating does and growing rabbits. Two lactation diets were formulated to contain a similar level of NDF (29%): a ...
[EN] In the European context, the new legislation to avoid mineral contamination and the ban on antibiotics as growth promoters has led to the definition of new objectives in respect of nitrogen supply. The present study ...
Ferrer Riera, Pablo; García-Rebollar, P.; Cerisuelo, A.; Ibáñez, M. A.; Rodríguez, C. A.; Calvet, S.; de Blas, C.(Elsevier, 2018-02)
[EN] By-products from the food industry can be valuable ingredients in animal feeds. One example is olive cake (OC), generated in large amounts by the olive oil industry, which contains oil with a high proportion of oleic ...
Ferrer Riera, Pablo; Calvet, S.; García-Rebollar, P.; de Blas, C.; Jiménez Belenguer, Ana Isabel; Hernández, Pilar; Piquer, O.; Cerisuelo, A.(Cambridge University Press, 2020-02)
[EN] One of the key factors to improve swine production sustainability is the use of agro-industrial by-products in feeds, such as olive by-products. However, it is necessary to assess its effects on the overall production ...
Ferrer, P.; Calvet, S.; García-Rebollar, P.; Jiménez Belenguer, Ana Isabel; Hernández, Pilar; Piquer, O.; Cerisuelo, A.(Cambridge University Press, 2022-11)
[EN] Using agricultural by-products such as dehydrated orange pulp (DOP) in animal feeds is of interest to increase pig sector sustainability. With this aim, an assay was carried out to assess the effects of increas-ing ...