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The horse-chestnut as a source of food for livestock. I. The composition, digestibility and nutritive value of alcohol-extracted horse-chestnut meal, water-extracted horse-chestnut meal and horse-chestnut residue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. E. Woodman  and
R. E. Evans
H. E. Woodman
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge
R. E. Evans
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Cambridge
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Repeated attempts have been made, both during the recent war and the war of 1914–18, to make the store of starch and other nutrients in the horse-chestnut available for farm animals. Unfortunately, the extremely bitter taste of the horse-chestnut, due to the presence of saponins and, to a smaller extent, of tannins, has proved a severe obstacle, and horse-chestnuts have been found to be an unsuitable food for livestock both on account of their unpalatable character and their constipating action.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , January 1946 , pp. 29 - 41
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1946

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