Fiber Digestion in Horses Fed Typical Diets with and Without Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 111-115

  Hainze, M T M ^b   Muntifering, R B ^a   McCall, C A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVENA; CYNODON; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FRAXINUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0347028472     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jevs.2003.27     Document Type: Article

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