Effect of Yeast Culture Supplementation on Digestibility of Varying Forage Quality in Mature Horses

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 260-265

  Morgan, L M ^a   Coverdale, J A ^a   Froetschel, M A ^a   Yoon, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Diamond V Mills   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage quality; Horse; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

CYNODON DACTYLON; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34250676549     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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