PMID- 31864455
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200730
LR  - 20200730
IS  - 0737-0806 (Print)
IS  - 0737-0806 (Linking)
VI  - 84
DP  - 2020 Jan
TI  - Factors Affecting the Rate and Measurement of Feed Intake for a Cereal-Based Meal 
      in Horses.
PG  - 102869
LID - S0737-0806(19)30618-5 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.102869 [doi]
AB  - The rapid intake of high-cereal, low-roughage meals may cause gastrointestinal 
      and behavioral disorders. We investigated some of the factors that can affect the 
      rate of intake (ROI) in four separate studies. Study 1 investigated the effect of 
      chaff length and addition rate on the ROI of oats. The ROI decreased as more 
      chaff was added to the diet, attaining significance (P < .05, n = 6) at levels 
      above 15% addition and reaching a plateau at  approximately 50%. This was independent of stalk 
      length (1.4 cm vs. 4.1 cm). Study 2 showed that meal size (varying from 0.5 to 
      4 g/kg BW) did not affect the ROI for a cereal-based meal, nor was ROI altered by 
      the addition of 10% molasses (n = 6). Study 3 demonstrated that ROI changed 
      markedly over the course of a meal, commencing at an average rate of 74 g/minute 
      for the first 5 minutes and decreasing to 15.8 g/minute after 30 minutes (n = 6). 
      Study 4 examined the effects of breed, BW, exercise, and gender in 71 horses. In 
      Clydesdales, BW affected ROI (P < .05), and Clydesdales had a faster ROI than 
      Thoroughbreds of similar BW (81.8 +/- 6.8 vs. 66.0 +/- 3.35 g/minute; P < .05). 
      Exercise level, age, and gender did not impact ROI significantly. The results 
      highlight the effectiveness of feeding chaff to slow ROI and demonstrate the need 
      for a standardized protocol if ROI is to be compared between different studies.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Campbell, Tara E
AU  - Campbell TE
AD  - School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, 
      NSW 2650, Australia.
FAU - Doughty, Hunter
AU  - Doughty H
AD  - School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, 
      NSW 2650, Australia.
FAU - Harris, Patricia A
AU  - Harris PA
AD  - Equine Studies Group, WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 
      Leicestershire LE14 4RT, United Kingdom.
FAU - de Laat, Melody A
AU  - de Laat MA
AD  - Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of 
      Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia.
FAU - Sillence, Martin N
AU  - Sillence MN
AD  - Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of 
      Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Electronic address: 
      martin.sillence@qut.edu.au.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20191122
PL  - United States
TA  - J Equine Vet Sci
JT  - Journal of equine veterinary science
JID - 8216840
RN  - 0 (Dietary Fiber)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animal Feed/analysis
MH  - Animals
MH  - Diet
MH  - Dietary Fiber
MH  - *Edible Grain
MH  - Horses
MH  - *Physical Conditioning, Animal
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Concentrates
OT  - Equine
OT  - Nutrition
OT  - Roughage
OT  - Starch
EDAT- 2019/12/23 06:00
MHDA- 2020/07/31 06:00
CRDT- 2019/12/23 06:00
PHST- 2019/02/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/11/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/11/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/12/23 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/12/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0737-0806(19)30618-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.102869 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Equine Vet Sci. 2020 Jan;84:102869. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.102869. Epub 2019 
      Nov 22.