Characterisation of the Faecal Bacterial Community in Adult and Elderly Horses Fed a High Fibre, High Oil or High Starch Diet Using 454 Pyrosequencing

Kirsty Dougal; Gabriel de la Fuente; Patricia A. Harris; Susan E. Girdwood; Eric Pinloche; Raymond J. Geor; Brian D. Nielsen; Harold C. Schott II; Sarah Elzinga; C. Jamie Newbold

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087424

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Characterisation of the Faecal Bacterial Community in Adult and Elderly Horses Fed a High Fibre, High Oil or High Starch Diet Using 454 Pyrosequencing

Kirsty Dougal,

Affiliation Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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Gabriel de la Fuente,

Affiliation Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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Patricia A. Harris,

Affiliation Equine Studies Group, WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Susan E. Girdwood,

Affiliation Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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Eric Pinloche,

Affiliation Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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Raymond J. Geor,

Affiliation Michigan State University, Department of Animal Science, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Brian D. Nielsen,

Affiliation Michigan State University, Department of Animal Science, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Harold C. Schott II,

Affiliation Michigan State University, Department of Animal Science, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Sarah Elzinga,

Affiliation Michigan State University, Department of Animal Science, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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C. Jamie Newbold

* E-mail: cjn@aber.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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Characterisation of the Faecal Bacterial Community in Adult and Elderly Horses Fed a High Fibre, High Oil or High Starch Diet Using 454 Pyrosequencing

Kirsty Dougal,
Gabriel de la Fuente,
Patricia A. Harris,
Susan E. Girdwood,
Eric Pinloche,
Raymond J. Geor,
Brian D. Nielsen,
Harold C. Schott II,
Sarah Elzinga,
C. Jamie Newbold

Published: February 4, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087424

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