A comparison between the 2N and 4N HCl acid-insoluble ash methods for digestibility trials in horses

The digestibility of horse feeds and rations can be determined using different techniques such as calculations based on the chemical composition, in vivo or in vitro methods. The marker methods overcome difficulties like discomfort for the animals and longer experimental times encountered using the...

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Main Authors: D. Bergero, C. Préfontaine, N. Miraglia, P.G. Peiretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990656