Long-term adaptation capacity of ponies: effect of season and feed restriction on blood and physiological parameters
Domesticated horses are increasingly kept under semi-natural housing conditions, whereas their adaptation capacity is not fully investigated. In all, 10 Shetland pony mares were held under semi-extensive conditions for 1 year. In winter animals were allocated into two feeding groups (60% and 100% of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001392 |