Bee pollen product supplementation to horses in training seems to improve feed intake: A pilot study

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 414-420

  Turner, K K ^a,b   Nielsen, B D ^a   O'Connor, C I ^a   Burton, J L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee pollen; Equine exercise; Feed intake; Horse

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BEE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLLEN; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BEES; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLLEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

APOIDEA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33748356464     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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