Feed efficiency in Mangalarga Marchador foals fed diet supplemented with probiotics or phytase Eficiência alimentar de potros da raça Mangalarga Marchador alimentados com dieta suplementada com probióticos ou fitase

The objective was to assess the effect of probiotic or phytase supplementation on dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion (FC) in 24 Mangalarga Marchador foals (16 males, 8 females), with 241.6 ± 23.2 days of age, and 216.7 ± 27.8 kg of body weight (BW). The study laste...

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Main Authors: Raquel Silva de Moura, Eloísa de Oliveira Simões Saliba, Fernando Queiroz de Almeida, Ângela Maria Quintão Lana, Vinícius Pimentel Silva, Adalgiza Souza Carneiro de Rezende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982009000600011