The Suitability of Native Warm-Season Grasses for Equine

The Suitability of Native Warm-Season Grasses for Equine

Introduced cool-season grasses are dominant in Virginia's grasslands, but their high digestible energy and non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) levels pose a risk for horses prone to obesity and laminitis. Native warm-season grasses (NWSG) have lower digestible energy and NSC levels that may be mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghajar, Shayan M.
Other Authors: Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2020
Subjects:
native grass
equine
nutrition
wildflowers
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99084

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99084

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