Impact of feeding level on digestibility of a haylage-only diet in Icelandic horses

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 623-627

  Ragnarsson, S ^a   Lindberg, J E ^b  

^a HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Feeding level; Icelandic horses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; FECES; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; FECES; HORSES; MALE; POACEAE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77956744390     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00947.x     Document Type: Article

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