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In Vitro Digestibility Of Forages Incubated With Equine Fecal Inoculum Stored Under Varying Conditions, Shianne K. Walther
In Vitro Digestibility Of Forages Incubated With Equine Fecal Inoculum Stored Under Varying Conditions, Shianne K. Walther
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This study evaluated the in vitro effect on digestibility of forages when incubated with microbial inoculum formed from equine feces stored under varying conditions. Fecal material was stored at four storage conditions of 12˚C for 6 hours, 12˚C for 12 hours, 23˚C for 6 hours and 23˚C for 12 hours under aerobic conditions. Stored fecal material was used to form microbial inoculum for use in an ANKOM Daisy II Incubator. Nine different forage samples were digested in the ANKOM Daisy II Incubator to evaluate interactions between storage condition of microbial inoculum and chemical composition of digested forage samples. Forage samples …