Fructooligosaccharide supplementation in the yearling horse: Effects on fecal pH, microbial content, and volatile fatty acid concentrations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1549-1553

  Berg, E L ^a   Fu, C J ^a   Porter, J H ^a   Kerley, M S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b 111 Animal Sciences Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal; Fructooligosaccharide; Horse; Microbiology; Volatile Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 33645965589     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8371549x     Document Type: Article

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