| Abstrakt: |
Five pairs of horses were used to study the effect of pelleting on the nutritive value of horse rations. The horses were pair-fed, one member receiving a pelleted ration and one member receiving the same ration but not pelleted. The trial was conducted for 63 days. Pelleting the ration did not influence rate of gain or efficiency of feed utilization. There were no significant differences in digestibility of the pelleted and the nonpelleted rations except for ether extract of the pelleted ration, which was significantly more completely digested than in the nonpelleted ration. Rate of passage was apparently faster for the pelleted ration. The pelleted ration was consumed in a significantly shorter period of time, and the fresh feces of horses fed the nonpelleted ration contained a significantly higher percent of dry matter than the feces of horses fed the pelleted ration. |
