Equine nutrition and feeding
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Publishing ,
c2004
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The digestive system
- 2. Utilization of the products of dietry energy and protein
- 3. The roles of major minerals and trace elements
- 4. Vitamin and water requirements
- 5. Ingredients of horse feeds
- 6. Estimating nutrient requirements
- 7. Feeding the breeding mare, foal and stallion
- 8. Growth
- 9. Feeding for performance and the metabolism of nutrients during exercise
- 10. Grassland and pasture management
- 11. Pests and ailments related to grazing area, diet and housing
- 12. Laboratory methods for assessing nutritional status and some dietry options