Understanding the equine cecum-colon ecosystem: Current knowledge and future perspectives

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Santos, A S ^a   Rodrigues, M A M ^a   Bessa, R J B ^b   Ferreira, L M ^a   Martin Rosset, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

cecum; colon; digestive strategy; horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78650550509     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001588     Document Type: Article

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