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Voluntary feed intake, apparent digestibilities and nutritive values in ponies given ad libitum access to complete pelleted diets made from wheat straw and unmolassed sugar beet pulp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. J. Hyslop
J. J. Hyslop*
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University of Edinburgh, Dept Vet Clinical Studies, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
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Email: jimmy.hyslop@adas.co.uk
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Although overall intake figures were high, critical levels (~400 g/kg DM) of unmolassed sugar beet pulp (USBP) inclusion suppressed dry matter intake (DMI) in ponies by up to 35% when included in complete pelleted diets made with dried grass (Hyslop, 2002). Dulphy et al (1997) have concluded that horses consume straw-based forages at lower levels than grass or legume-based forages. Given this observation with straw based diets, the objective of this study was to examine DMI, in vivo apparent digestibilities and nutritive values in ponies offered pelleted complete diets made from ground wheat straw and containing USBP at inclusion levels between 400 – 800 g/kg DM.

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Feed Characterisation
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 161
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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Hyslop, J. J. 2002. Voluntary feed intake, apparent digestibilities and nutritive values in ponies given ad libitum access to complete pelleted diets containing different levels of unmolassed sugar beet pulp. Proceedings BSAS Winter Meeting, BSAS, PO Box 3, Penicuick, Midlothian EH26 0RZ, UK. p32.Google Scholar
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