Faecal parameters as biomarkers of the equine hindgut microbial ecosystem under dietary change

Faeces could be used for evaluating the balance of the equine hindgut microbial ecosystem, which would offer a practical method for assessing gut health and how this relates to disease. However, previous studies concluded that faeces microbial ecosystem was not representative of the proximal hindgut...

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Main Authors: P. Grimm, C. Philippeau, V. Julliand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116002779