Bloat and colic in horses experimentally induced by the ingestion of Panicum maximum cv. ‘Mombaça’ Timpanismo e cólica em equinos induzidos experimentalmente pela ingestão de Panicum maximum cv. ‘Mombaça’

Bloat and colic in horses experimentally induced by the ingestion of Panicum maximum cv. ‘Mombaça’ Timpanismo e cólica em equinos induzidos experimentalmente pela ingestão de Panicum maximum cv. ‘Mombaça’

In the Amazon region, sprouting pastures of Panicum maximum cause colic and death in horses and mules. To produce the disease two experiments were performed with growing P. maximum cv. 'Mombaça' in penned horses. In Experiment 1, at the beginning of the raining season, 10 horses were fed w...

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Main Authors: Valíria Duarte Cerqueira, Gabriela Riet-Correa, Marcos Dutra Duarte, Carlos Alberto de Oliveira, Franklin Riet-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2012-11-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
abdomen agudo
doenças intestinais
equídeos
Panicum maximum
acute abdomen
equidae
intestinal disorders
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