Selection and acceptance of flavours in concentrate diets for stabled horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 223-232

  Goodwin, D ^a   Davidson, H P B ^b   Harris, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Diet; Flavour; Horse; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HORSE;

ANIMALIA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; DAUCUS CAROTA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ORIGANUM VULGARE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 27744560470     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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