Mathematical modelling of digesta passage rate, mean retention time and in vivo apparent digestibility of two different lengths of hay and big-bale grass silage in ponies

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-118

  Moore Colyer, Meriel J S ^a   Morrow, H J ^b   Longland, A C ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Enniskillen College of Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Digesta passage rate; Horse; Mean retention time

Indexed keywords

MARKER; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; YTTERBIUM;

ACID DETERGENT FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HAY; HORSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NONHUMAN; SILAGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HORSES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; SILAGE;

EID: 0042871363     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003869     Document Type: Article

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