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The effect of sugar-beet pulp on the nutritive value of ensiled lucerne for ponies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

J M D Murray ,
A C Longland ,
M J S Moore-Colyer ,
P M Hastie  and
C Dunnett
J M D Murray*
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
A C Longland
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
M J S Moore-Colyer
Affiliation:
University of Wales Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
P M Hastie
Affiliation:
University of Wales Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
C Dunnett
Affiliation:
Dengie Crops Limited, Essex, United Kingdom
*
Email: Jo-Anne.Murray@ed.ac.uk
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Fibre-based diets help to maintain normal fermentation conditions in the large intestine of the horse; conversely concentrate diets high in starch can be detrimental to hindgut function (Mclean et al., 2000). Therefore, the ability to reduce the concentrate portion of the diet with a high-energy, fibre-based feed is desirable. Sugar beet pulp (SB) contains high levels of readily fermentable fibre and studies have reported dry matter (DM) digestibility values for SB in excess of 850 g kg-1 (Moore-Colyer and Longland, 2001; Hyslop, 2002). Furthermore, the degradability of the fibrous fraction of mature grass hay (Moore-Colyer and Longland, 2001) and high-temperature dried lucerne (Murray et al., 2002) fed to ponies has been enhanced by the inclusion of SB in the diet. Consequently, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of SB on the nutritive value of ensiled lucerne for ponies.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 53
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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