Calculation of Fecal Kinetics in Horses Fed Hay or Hay and Concentrate

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1937-1944

  Holland, J L ^d   Kronfeld, D S ^c   Sklan, D ^a   Harris, P A ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chromium; Feces; Feces Composition; Turnover

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMIC OXIDE; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DEFECATION; DIGESTION; FECES; HORSE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DEFECATION; DIGESTION; FECES; HORSES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE;

EID: 0032109660     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671937x     Document Type: Article

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