Fibre digestibility, abundance of faecal bacteria and plasma acetate concentrations in overweight adult mares

The purpose of the present study was to compare digestibility of grass hay, faecal and plasma volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, and faecal bacterial abundance in overweight and moderate-condition mares. Five overweight adult mixed-breed mares and five adult mixed-breed mares in moderate cond...

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Main Authors: Megan L. Shepherd, Monica A. Ponder, Amy O. Burk, Stewart C. Milton, William S. Swecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679014000081/type/journal_article