A new protein evaluation system for horse feed from literature data*

Few data on apparent pre-caecal digestibility (APCD) of crude protein (CP) and particularly amino acids (AA) are available from studies with horses. Protein bound in cell walls (i.e. neutral detergent insoluble CP (NDICP)) is unlikely to be decomposed by digestive enzymes in the small intestine. In...

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Main Authors: Zeyner, Annette, Kirchhof, Susanne, Susenbeth, A., Südekum, K.-H., Kienzle, Ellen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463936/