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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53246#.VLh7gsnQrzE Author(s)     Alexandre Augustode Oliveira Gobesso 1 , Mariano Etchichury 1 , José Esler de Freitas Jr. 1 , Francisco Palma Rennó 1 , Hugo Tosi 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Nutrition and Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil . 2 Department of Animal Science, Sao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Brazil . ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the coefficients of pre-cecal, ileal digestibility, and glycemic response in cannulated horses fed with different starch sources. Four male horses were used in a 4 × 4 Balanced Latin Square cannulated in the cecum, with 36 months of age and average weight of 350 kg. The horses were fed with hay and the following sources of starch in concentrates: 1) corn (...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50732#.VEm2YlfHRK0 Author(s)   Natália Matos Souza Azevedo 1* , Márlon de Vasconcelos Azevedo 1 , Paulo Fernandes de Lima 1 , Hélio Cordeiro Manso Filho 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil . 2 Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil . ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of EIPH in vaquejada horses via endoscopy and tracheal lavage and citology. We used eight Quarter-mile horses that usually perform at vaquejadas. Clinical examination was carried out before the race. After the race, endoscopy a...