The effect of forage quality and level of feeding on digestibility and gastrointestinal transit time of oat straw and alfalfa given to ponies and donkeys

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 599-606

  Pearson, R A ^a   Archibald, R F ^a   Muirhead, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Equids; Forage intake

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIGESTION; DONKEY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HORSE; HUMIDITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OAT; PROTEIN DIET; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034996615     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001321     Document Type: Article

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