Prebiotics, such as short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides, are specially fermented compounds that alter the composition and/or activity of gastrointestinal bacteria and microflora to ameliorate the health of the host. Until now, only a limited amount of research on the effect of prebiotics in horses has been performed, despite the fact that horses are particularly sensitive to changes in the
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