Effects on the equine colon ecosystem of grass silage and haylage diets after an abrupt change from hay

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2291-2298

  Muhonen, S ^a   Julliand, V ^b   Lindberg, J E ^a   Bertilsson, J ^a   Jansson, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Colon microflora; Equine; Forage; Haylage; Silage; Water intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; HORSE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILAGE; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HORSES; MALE; POACEAE; SILAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; LACTOBACILLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 67650527075     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1461     Document Type: Article

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