Effects of cereal grain supplementation on apparent digestibility of nutrients and concentrations of fermentation end-products in the feces and serum of horses consuming alfalfa cubes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1986-1996

  Hussein, H S ^a,c   Vogedes, L A ^a   Fernandez, G C J ^a   Frankeny, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Comstock Large Animal Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c Mail Stop 202 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal Grains; Digestion; Fermentation; Horses; Volatile Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA NUDA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3142611692     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8271986x     Document Type: Article

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