Voluntary intake and digestibility in horses: effect of forage quality with emphasis on individual variability

Food intake is a key biological process in animals, as it determines the energy and nutrients available for the physiological and behavioural processes. In herbivores, the abundance, structure and quality of plant resources are known to influence intake strongly. In ruminants, as the forage quality...

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Main Authors: N. Edouard, G. Fleurance, W. Martin-Rosset, P. Duncan, J.P. Dulphy, S. Grange, R. Baumont, H. Dubroeucq, F.J. Pérez-Barbería, I.J. Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002760