Effects of supplementing ponies with dietary fat on nutrient digestibility and blood insulin, glucose, and fatty acid concentrations

<p>Fat supplementation is a common practice to increase caloric intake in the performance horse. The effects of fat on fiber digestibility is unknown. Understanding of digestibility in the equine digestive tract is limited by sampling technique. While cecal and ileal cannulations have previous...

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Main Author: Bova, Toree Lee
Other Authors: Dr. Molly Nicodemus
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2015
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-06272015-184419/