Cellulase Supplementation Does Not Improve the Digestibility of a High-Forage Diet in Horses

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 535-538

  O'Connor Robison, C I ^a   Nielsen, B D ^a   Morris, R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Fiber digestion; Fibrolytic enzyme

Indexed keywords

AVENA; EQUIDAE; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 36749063833     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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