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Effect of screen diameter on particle size and water holding capacity of 15 starch based equine feedstuffs ground through a 1.0 mm or 0.5 mm screen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

B M L McLean ,
J J Hyslop ,
A C Longland ,
D Cuddeford  and
T Hollands
B M L McLean
Affiliation:
Dept. Of Vet. Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
J J Hyslop
Affiliation:
Dept. Of Vet. Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
A C Longland
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, UK
D Cuddeford
Affiliation:
Dept. Of Vet. Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
T Hollands
Affiliation:
Dodson & Horrell Ltd, Ringstead, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4BX
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Particle size (PS) may be reduced when feeds are ground through small screen sizes leading to increased losses from artificial fibre bags during in situ or mobile bag experiments in equines. Smaller PS may also alter the water holding capacity (WHC) of feeds which in turn may alter bag transit times during mobile bag experiments. This study examines PS and WHC in a range of starch based equine feedstuffs ground through two screen sizes.

Five feedstuffs (F) were used ie: barley (B), maize (M), peas (P), wheat (W) and naked oats (NO). Feedstuffs were subjected to three types of physical pre-processing (Pr) ie: unprocessed (Un), micronised (Mi) or extruded (Ex) and then ground through either a 1.0 or 0.5 mm screen size (SS). For PS analysis a 25g sample of each feedstuff was sieved through a stack of 11 sieves ranging in pore diameter between 45 μm and 2 mm using a mechanical shaker for 20 min.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1999 , 1999 , pp. 136
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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