Mean retention time of digesta in the different segments of the equine hindgut

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Miyaji, Makoto ^a   Ueda, Koichiro ^a   Nakatsuji, Hiroki ^a   Tomioka, Teruo ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuo ^a   Hata, Hiroshi ^a   Kondo, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grass silage; Hay; Hindgut; Horse; Mean retention time

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 38149124965     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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