Fermentative gases in breath indicate that inulin and starch start to be degraded by microbial fermentation in the stomach and small intestine of the horse in contrast to pectin and cellulose.
Coenen
Manfred
M
Institute for Animal Nutrition, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, D-30173 Hannover, Germany. coenen@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de
Mösseler
Anne
A
Vervuert
Ingrid
I
D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001944:Breath Tests; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D006736:Horses; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010368:Pectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D010368:Pectins; D002482:Cellulose; D013213:Starch; D007444:Inulin