Postprandial kinetics of some biotic and abiotic characteristics of the gastric ecosystem of horses fed a pelleted concentrate meal

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2508-2516

  Varloud, M ^a,b   Fonty, G ^c   Roussel, A ^d   Guyonvarch, A ^a   Julliand, V ^b  

^a EVIALIS ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Digestion; Equine; Fermentation; Microflora; Stomach

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; STOMACH; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; STARCH; STOMACH; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; LACTOBACILLUS; NASO; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 35348949142     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-182     Document Type: Article

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