Postnatal adaption of the digestive tract in the foal;Postnatale adaptation der verdauung beim fohlen

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Bracher, Verena ^a   Beatty, Emily ^b,c   Ousey, Jennifer C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BEAUFORT COTTAGE STABLES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial fermentation; Foal; Hydrogen and methane breath test; Post partum development; Small intestinal enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030543240     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960306     Document Type: Article

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