Models for estimating digesta passage kinetics in the gastrointestinal tract of the horse

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3321-3328

  Rosenfeld, I ^a   Austbo D ^a   Volden, H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compartmental model; Hay; Horse; Oat; Passage kinetics; Retention time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIET; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

AVENA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33845243581     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-039     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Argenzio, R. A., M. Southworth, and C. E. Stevens. 1974. Sites of organic acid production and absorption in the equine gastrointestinal tract. Am. J. Physiol. 226:1043-1050.
2. Austbø, D., and H. Volden. 2006. Influence of models and caecal cannulation on the passage and digestion kinetics of roughage and concentrate in the gastrointestinal tract of horses. Livest. Sci. 100:33-43.
3. Combs, D. K., R. D. Shaver, and L. D. Satter. 1992. Retention of rare earths by hay particles following incubation in fresh or autoclaved rumen fluid. J. Dairy Sci. 75:132-139.
4. Cuddeford, D., R. A. Pearson, R. F. Archibald, and R. H. Muirhead. 1995. Digestibility and gastro-intestinal transit time of diets containing different proportions of alfalfa and oat straw given to Thoroughbreds, Shetland ponies, Highland ponies and donkeys. Anim. Sci. 61:407-417.
5. Drogoul, C., C. Pocket, and J. L. Tisserand. 2000. Feeding ground and pelleted hay rather than chopped hay to ponies - 1. Consequences for in vivo digestibility and rate of passage of digesta. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 87:117-130.
6. Erdman, R. A., and L. W. Smith. 1985. Ytterbium binding among particle size fractions of forage cell walls. J. Dairy Sci. 68:3071-3075.
7. Faichney, G. J. 1986. The kinetics of particulate matter in the rumen. Page 173 in Control of Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants. L. P. Milligan, W. L. Grovum, and A. Dobson, ed. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
8. Grovum, W. L., and V. J. Williams. 1973. Rate of passage of digesta in sheep. 4. Passage of marker through the alimentary-tract and biological relevance of rate-constants derived from changes in concentration of marker in faeces. Br. J. Nutr. 30:313-329.
9. Holland, J. L., D. S. Kronfeld, D. Sklan, and P. A. Harris. 1998. Calculation of fecal kinetics in horses fed hay or hay and concentrate. J. Anim. Sci. 76:1937-1944.
10. Huhtanen, P., and U. Kukkonen. 1995. Comparison of methods, markers, sampling sites and models for estimating digesta passage kinetics in cattle fed at two levels of intake. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 52:141-158.
11. Littell, R. C., P. R. Henry, and C. B. Ammerman. 1998. Statistical analysis of repeated measures data using SAS procedures. J. Anim. Sci. 76:1216-1231.
12. Matis, J. H. 1972. Gamma time dependency in Blaxter's compartment model. Biometrics 28:597-602.
13. Meyer, H., and M. Coenen. 2002. Page 24 in Pferde Füttering: 4:erweiterte und aktualisierte Autlage. Parey Buchverlag in Blackwell Wessenschafts-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
14. Moore, J. A., K. R. Pond, M. H. Poore, and T. G. Goodwin. 1992. Influence of model and marker on digesta kinetic estimates for sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 70:3528-3540.
15. Moore-Colyer, M. J. S., H. J. Morrow, and A. C. Longland. 2003. Mathematical modelling of digesta passage rate, mean retention time and in vivo apparent digestibility of two different lengths of hay and big-bale grass silage in ponies. Br. J. Nutr. 90:109-118.
16. Pagan, J. D., P. Harris, T. Brewster-Barnes, S. E. Duren, and S. G. Jackson. 1998. Exercise affects digestibility and rate of passage of all-forage and mixed diets in Thoroughbred horses. J. Nutr. 128:2704S-2707S.
17. Pond, K. R., W. C. Ellis, J. H. Matis, H. M. Ferreiro, and J. D. Sutton. 1988. Compartment Models for estimating attributes of digesta flow in cattle. Br. J. Nutr. 60:571-595.
18. Poore, M. H., J. A. Moore, T. P. Eck, and R. S. Swingle. 1991. Influence of passage model, sampling site and marker dosing time on passage of rare earth-labeled grain through Holstein cows. J. Anim. Sci. 69:2646-2654.
19. Pulse, R. E., J. P. Baker, and G. D. Potter. 1973. Effects of cecal fistulation upon nutrient digestion and indicator retention in horses. J. Anim. Sci. 37:488-492.
20. Siddons, R., C. J. Paradine, D. E. Beever, and P. R. Cornell. 1985. Ytterbium acetate as a particulate-phase digesta-flow marker. Br. J. Nutr. 54:509-519.
21. Thielmans, M. F., E. Francois, C. Bodart, and A. Thewis. 1978. Gastrointestinal transit in the pig: Measurement using radioactive lanthanides. Comparison with sheep. Ann. Biol. Anim. Biochem. Biophys. 18:237-247.
22. Udén, P., P. E. Colucci, and P. J. Van Soest. 1980. Investigation of chromium, cerium and cobalt as markers in digesta. Rate of passage studies. J. Sci. Food Agric. 31:625-632.
23. Udén, P., T. R. Rounsaville, G. R. Wiggans, and P. J. Van Soest. 1982. The measurements of liquid and solid digesta retention in ruminants, equines and rabbits given timothy (Phlenum pratense) hay. Br. J. Nutr. 48:329-339.
24. Williams, C. H., D. J. Davies, and O. Riismaa. 1962. The determination of chromic oxide in faeces samples by atomic absorption spectrometry. J. Agric. Sci. 59:381-385.