Relationship between dietary-induced alteration of the hindgut microbiota and horse behavior during acute stressful events

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Effect of yeast supplementation on hindgut microbiota of horses subjected to an abrupt change of hays

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Changes of the hindgut microbiota due to high-starch diet can be associated with behavioral stress response in horses.

6 pages; International audience; The digestive system of horses is adapted to a high-fiber diet consumed in small amounts over a long time. However, during training, high-starch and low-fiber diets are usually fed which may induce hindgut microbial disturbances and intestinal pain. These diets can be described as alimentary stress. The aim of the present study was to investigate to what extent changes in behavior are associated with alimentary stress and microbial composition changes of the cecal or colonic ecosystem. Six fistulated horses were used. The alimentary stress was a modification of diet from a high-fiber diet (100% hay) to a progressive low-fiber and high-starch diet (from 90% h…

Behavioral cues and personality as non-invasive indicators of alimentary stress in horses

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Equine digestive microbiota: beneficial and detrimental effects to the horse

Effect of a live yeast probiotic strain on fibre-digesting capacity and hindgut balance in equine

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Live yeast modulates gastric ecosystem of horses fed a high-starch diet

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Identification and characterization of one cellulolytic bacteria strain: case study of the potential probiotic effect in equine nutrition and health

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