Dietary fructan carbohydrate increases amine production in the equine large intestine: Implications for pasture-associated laminitis

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2949-2958

  Crawford, C ^a   Sepulveda, M F ^a   Elliott, J ^a   Harris, P A ^b   Bailey, S R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amines; Fructans; Laminitis; Pony

Indexed keywords

AMINE; FRUCTAN; INULIN; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE; TYRAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; POACEAE; SEASON;

AMINES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CECUM; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOT DISEASES; FRUCTANS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINE, LARGE; INULIN; MALE; POACEAE; SEASONS; TRYPTAMINES; TYRAMINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 36148994729     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-600     Document Type: Article

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