Effect of live yeast culture supplementation on hindgut microbial communities and their polysaccharidase and glycoside hydrolase activities in horses fed a high-fiber or high-starch diet

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2844-2852

  Jouany, J P ^a   Medina, B ^b,c   Bertin, G ^b   Julliand, V ^c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b ALLTECH INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulolytic; Enzymatic; Fiber digestion; Horse; Large intestine; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CECUM; COLON; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CECUM; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HORSES; HYDROLASES; MALE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; LACTOBACILLUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70249092153     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1602     Document Type: Article

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