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Effects of offering concentrates either before, with or after forage on total tract apparent digestibilities and nutritive values in ponies given either oat straw or grass haylage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. J. Hyslop*
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh, Dept Vet Clinical Studies, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
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Most mature horses and ponies in the UK are given restricted amounts of concentrate and forage diets in order to avoid excessive nutrient intake and overfatness, usually in a number of small meals per day. One practical question often asked relates to the timing of concentrate feeding relative to the timing of forage provision. This study’s objective was to examine the effects of feeding concentrate meals either before, with or after forage provision.

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Poster Presentations
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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Present address: ADAS Redesdale, Rochester, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE19 1SB, UK