The Effect of Ryegrass Silage Feeding on Equine Fecal Microbiota and Blood Metabolite Profile

Silage is fed to horses in China and other areas in the world, however, knowledge about the impact of feeding silage on horse health is still limited. In the current study, 12 horses were assigned into two groups and fed ryegrass silage and ryegrass hay, respectively, for 8 weeks. High-throughput se...

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Main Authors: Yiping Zhu, Xuefan Wang, Bo Liu, Ziwen Yi, Yufei Zhao, Liang Deng, Reed Holyoak, Jing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hay
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.715709/full