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

J Nutr. 2006 Jul;136(7 Suppl):2108S-2110S. doi: 10.1093/jn/136.7.2108S.

Authors

Manfred Coenen¹, Anne Mösseler, Ingrid Vervuert

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Animal Nutrition, University of Veterinary Medicine, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, D-30173 Hannover, Germany. coenen@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de

PMID: 16772512
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.7.2108S

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Biodegradation, Environmental
Blood Glucose / analysis
Breath Tests*
Cellulose / metabolism*
Fermentation*
Gastric Mucosa / metabolism
Horses
Intestine, Small / metabolism
Inulin / metabolism*
Pectins / metabolism*
Starch / metabolism*

Substances

Blood Glucose
Pectins
Cellulose
Starch
Inulin