[fr] Les publications traitant des effets métaboliques des aliments enrichis en matière
grasse dans l’alimentation du cheval sont nombreuses. Cet article s’intéresse d’abord au
contexte de leur utilisation et à leurs caractéristiques, avant d’envisager leurs effets sur l’appétence
et la digestibilité de la ration. Bien que le vocable d’aliment enrichi en matière grasse
recouvre des réalités bien différentes en termes de composition, l’examen de la littérature
indique qu’ils présentent globalement une bonne appétence et que la digestibilité de la matière
grasse est particulièrement élevée. Ils pourraient ainsi constituer une alternative de choix à
l’utilisation de quantités importantes de céréales, dont les effets négatifs sont aujourd’hui bien
documentés.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Delobel, Agathe; Rocinante
Cuvelier, Christine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Language :
French
Title :
Les aliments enrichis en matière grasse dans l’alimentation du cheval : caractéristiques, appétence et digestibilité
Alternative titles :
[en] Fat-supplemented diets for horses : characteristics, palatability and digestibility
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