Comparison of in vitro digestibility estimates using the DaisyII incubator with in vivo digestibility estimates in horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3954-3963

  Earing, J E ^a   Cassill, B D ^a   Hayes, S H ^a   Vanzant, E S ^a   Lawrence, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

DaisyII incubator; Digestibility; Feces; Horse; In vitro; In vivo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; HORSES; MALE;

AVENA; EQUIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 78649676885     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2989     Document Type: Article

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