Evaluation of Pre-Cecal, Ileal Digestibility and Glycemic Response in Fistulated Horses Fed with Different Starch Sources
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 (...