showed a trendp = 0.061
A forage‐based donor diet showed a trend toward improved perception of efficiency ( p = 0.061), though not statistically significant.
A forage‐based donor diet showed a trend toward improved perception of efficiency ( p = 0.061), though not statistically significant.
Although this association did not reach statistical significance, it remains biologically plausible as forage‐based diets have been shown to have a positive impact on the equine intestinal microbiota by inducing a better stability of the microbiota and higher number of species compared to forage‐concentrate diet (Dougal et al. 2014 ; Willing et al. 2009 ).