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The effect of exercise on microbial activity in the hindgut of horses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

K. Dougal ,
A. S. Rand ,
C. P Walsh  and
C.J. Newbold
K. Dougal
Affiliation:
Institute of Rural Science, University of Wales, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, U.K.
A. S. Rand
Affiliation:
Institute of Rural Science, University of Wales, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, U.K.
C. P Walsh
Affiliation:
Institute of Rural Science, University of Wales, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, U.K.
C.J. Newbold*
Affiliation:
Institute of Rural Science, University of Wales, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, U.K.
*
Email: cjn@aber.ac.uk
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Most studies on digestion in the equine have been carried out with animals confined to stables with little or no exercise. An increased rate of digesta passage has been reported in exercised versus non exercise horses with an associated decrease in digestibility (Pagan et al., 1998). Microbial degradation makes an important contribution to diet digestibility in the equine. It is not clear however, if exercise has any effect on the composition and activity of the microbial population within hindgut which may impact on the digestion. The aim of this experiment was to assess the impact of exercise on microbial fermentation within the hindgut of the horse.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 47
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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