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Appetency and preference in horses offered lucerne or chalk as a source of calcium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

V. de Behr ,
D. Daron ,
J.F. Cabaraux ,
I. Dufrasne  and
L. Istasse
V. de Behr
Affiliation:
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium
D. Daron
Affiliation:
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium
J.F. Cabaraux
Affiliation:
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium
I. Dufrasne
Affiliation:
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium
L. Istasse
Affiliation:
Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Extract

Lucerne and chalk are sources of calcium used to supplement horses diets. The voluntary ingestion of lucerne varies with its form (Cuddeford, 1994). The objectives of this study were to compare the appetency for different sources of calcium, measured by kinetic of ingestion and selection behaviour (sorting, refusal) and to evaluate the effect of those different sources of calcium supplements on the preference of diets offered as a simultaneous choice. The sources of calcium studied were chalk and dehydrated lucerne presented in three forms: 6 mm diameter pellets, 18 mm diameter pellets and ground.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 30
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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References

Cuddeford, D. 1994. Artificially dehydrated lucerne for horses. The Veterinary Record. 135: 18, 426–42 Google Scholar