Effects of processing barley on its digestion by horses

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 684-688

  Vervuert, I ^a,b   Voigt, K ^b   Hollands, T ^c   Cuddeford, D ^d   Coenen, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Dobson and Horrell   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; HORDEUM;

EID: 44949178472     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.21.684     Document Type: Article

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