Alkanes as Internal Markers to Estimate Digestibility in Horses
Fecal recoveries of n-alkanes were determined in three digestion balance experiments consisting of two periods each. Each experiment compared two diets in a switch-back design using eight mature Thoroughbred geldings. Horses were randomly assigned to two groups of four and offered one of two mixed...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46511 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-73198-15659/ |