Changes in the Total Fecal Bacterial Population in Individual Horses Maintained on a Restricted Diet Over 6 Weeks

Changes in the Total Fecal Bacterial Population in Individual Horses Maintained on a Restricted Diet Over 6 Weeks

Twelve mature (aged 5–16 years) horses and ponies of mixed breed and type were fed restricted (1.25% BM Dry matter) quantities of one of two fiber based diets formulated to be iso-caloric. Diet 1 comprised of 0.8% body mass (BM) of chaff based complete feed plus 0.45% BM low energy grass hay (the sa...

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Main Authors: Kirsty Dougal, Patricia A. Harris, Susan E. Girdwood, Christopher J. Creevey, Gemma C. Curtis, Clare F. Barfoot, Caroline M. Argo, Charles J. Newbold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
equine
microbiome
stability
hindgut
core
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01502/full

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