Effect of collection time on the fermentative activity of microbes in equine faeces

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 183-189

  Desrousseaux, G ^a,b   Santos, A S ^a   Pellikaan, W F ^b   Van der Poel, A F B ^b   Cone, J W ^b   Guedes, C M V ^a   Ferreira, L M M ^a   Rodrigues, M A M ^a  

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

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A:P ratio; ADFom; BW; Collection time; CP; DM; Faeces; Gas production technique; GP; HAc; HB; Horse; HP; MADC; NDFom; Ns; OM; SEM; UFC; VFA

Indexed keywords

AVENA; EQUIDAE; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84872387339     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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