Equine fecal inoculum optimization in in vitro fermentation assays of dehydrated roughage

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the influence of coastcross hay substrate hydration and equine fecal inoculum dilution on the parameters of fermentation and microbiology in in vitro essays. A 2 × 2 factorial block design was used. The first factor was hydration of the coastcross hay substrate 12 h bef...

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Main Authors: Bruna Caroline Franzan, Tatiana Werneck Franco, Giselle Stefani, Marcelo Maia Pereira, Fernando Queiroz de Almeida, Vinicius Pimentel Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100531&lng=en&tlng=en