Effect of Hay Steaming on the Estimated Precaecal Digestibility of Crude Protein and Selected Amino Acids in Horses

Steaming hay is increasingly used to treat low-quality forage because it was proven to reduce inhalable allergens such as mould spores, bacteria, and airborne dust particles. Preliminary results have shown a substantial loss of precaecal (pc) digestibility (D) of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (...

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Main Authors: Caroline Pisch, Monika Wensch-Dorendorf, Uwe Schwarzenbolz, Thomas Henle, Jörg Michael Greef, Annette Zeyner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/22/3092