Influence of starch intake on growth and skeletal development of weanling horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1033-1043

  Ott, E A ^a,b   Brown, M P ^a   Roberts, G D ^a   Kivipelto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Growth; Horses; Osteochondrosis; Starch

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYNODON DACTYLON; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645970717     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8351033x     Document Type: Article

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