Voluntary intake and digestibility of reed canarygrass and timothy hay fed to horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3104-3109

  Ordakowski Burk, A L ^a   Quinn, R W ^a   Shellem, T A ^a   Vough, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Hay; Horse; Reed canarygrass; Timothy; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORSES; MALE; POACEAE;

ABACARUS; ACARI; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHLEUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PUCCINIA GRAMINIS;

EID: 33750592084     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-607     Document Type: Article

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