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Development of a low technology in vitro procedure using faecal liquor for the estimation of digestibility of feedstuffs for horses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

C.L. Duffy ,
K. Buckler ,
E.A.A. Smolders ,
V.A. Hindle  and
H.M. Omed
C.L. Duffy
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
K. Buckler
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
E.A.A. Smolders
Affiliation:
Animal Sciences Group, PO Box 2176, NL-8203 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
V.A. Hindle
Affiliation:
Animal Sciences Group, PO Box 2176, NL-8203 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands
H.M. Omed
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
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Currently, there is no specific in vitro technique for the estimation of digestibility of feedstuffs for horses. The most common technique used is based on the two stage method of Tilley and Terry (1963). As this technique aims to simulate the digestive processes of a ruminant, its suitability for application to the monogastric equines needs to be considered. This was one objective of the current study. The other objective was to develop a low tech faecal liquor procedure based on Omed et al. (1989) method to obviate the need for fistulated animals.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 214
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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Omed., H.M., Axford., R.F.E., Chamberlain., A.G., and Givens., D.I., (1989). A comparison of 3 laboratory techniques for the estimation of the digestibility of feedstuffs for ruminants. Journal of Agricultural Animal Science 126 pp235–248 Google Scholar
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