Passage rate of digesta through the equine gastrointestinal tract: A review

Livestock Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Van Weyenberg, S ^a   Sales, J ^a   Janssens, G P J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Horse; Mean retention time; Passage rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 32544451175     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.04.008     Document Type: Review

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