Digestible energy intake, dry matter digestibility and effect of increased calcium intake on bone parameters of grazing thoroughbred weanlings in new zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-173

  Shaw, H L ^b   Rogers, C W ^b   Firth, E C ^b   Faram, T L ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Bone strength; Calcium; Dei; Dmi; Macroelements; Pasture; Pqct; Thoroughbred horse; Weanling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; SULFUR;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE STRENGTH; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DIGESTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FORELIMB; HORSE; METACARPAL BONE; METAPHYSIS; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NOSE FEEDING; PASTURE; PERIOSTEUM; PHALANX; RADIUS; RANDOMIZATION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0041919569     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2003.36359     Document Type: Article

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