The effect of current grain feeding practices on hindgut starch fermentation and acidosis in the Australian racing Thoroughbred

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 402-407

  Richards, N ^a   Hinch, G N ^b   Rowe, J B ^c  

^a Equilize Horse Nutrition Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Australian Sheep Industry CRC   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equine; Feeding; Nutrition; Survey; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

AVENA; EQUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

AMYLASE; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DIGESTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FECES; FERMENTATION; HORSE; METABOLISM; PH;

AMYLASES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CEREALS; DIGESTION; FECES; FERMENTATION; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; STARCH;

EID: 34247325656     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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