Digestibility of nutrients of roughages determined by total feces collection method in thoroughbreds

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-27

  Takagi, Hisao ^a   Hashimoto, Yasushi ^a   Yonemochi, Chisato ^a   Asai, Yo ^b   Yoshida, Tatsuyuki ^c   Ohta, Yoshiyuki ^c   Ishibashi, Teru ^c   Watanabe, Reiko ^d  

^a Japan Scientific Feeds Association   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Niigata Women's College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Digestibility of roughages; Italian ryegrass, orchardgrass; Thoroughbred; Timothy

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744371534     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.13.23     Document Type: Article

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