Animal Husbandry, Pets - General & Miscellaneous, Care & Health for Horses, Veterinary Medicine - General & Miscellaneous, Equine Medicine, Zoology - Nutritional & Health Aspects
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Overview
Equine Nutrition and Feeding, a classic in the field, has been extensively updated, revised, and rewritten. It also has been made more practical by setting out the implications of new research for feeding programs.The book covers every aspect of nutrition needed by breeding, growing, and working horses. It describes how food is digested, how nutrients are utilized, and the basis for scientifically derived nutrient and dietary requirements. Incorporated with explanations are:
-- Discussion of nutritional requirements.
-- Case studies that illustrate dietary problems.
-- A comprehensive toxicology of grazing horses.
-- Procedures for pasture management.
-- Tables, diagrams, and illustrations showing nutrient characteristics of many common feeds.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
This book covers every aspect of nutrition needed by breeding, growing, and working horses.
Editorials
Booknews
A standard work covering all aspects of the nutrition of breeding, growing, and working horses and describing the basis on which scientifically derived conclusions for nutrition and dietary requirements are reached. The first edition was published by Longman Group UK in 1986. The second incorporates subsequent research in such areas as the nutrition of metabolic diseases, the effects of diet on exercise performance, and pasture requirements peculiar to horses. The glossary, which does not indicate pronunciation, has been enlarged to account for the new scientific material. US distribution is by Iowa State University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 23, 1998
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages
564
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780632053032