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The use of faecal inocula for estimating the in vitro digestibility of horse feeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. M. D. Murray ,
M.J.S Moore-Colyer ,
A. C. Longland  and
C. Dunnett
J. M. D. Murray
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, UK Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, UK
M.J.S Moore-Colyer
Affiliation:
Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, UK
A. C. Longland
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, UK
C. Dunnett
Affiliation:
Dengie Crops Ltd, Hall Road, Asheldam, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7JF, UK
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There is a dearth of information available on the effects of donor animal on the fermentative capacity of equine faecal inocula for use in in vitro digestibility determinations. Furthermore, there is little knowledge of the degradation characteristic of feedstuffs incubated with equine faecal inocula. As such this study aimed to elucidate the effect of donor animal on the fermentation of feedstuffs in vitro and to assess the in vitro degradation characteristics of three commonly fed components of horse diets incubated with equine faecal inocula.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 48
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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