Equine nutrition and feeding /
Frape, David, 1929-
Equine nutrition and feeding / David Frape. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Blackwell, 2004. - xiii, 650 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.The digestive system -- 2.Utilization of the products of dietary 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 metabolims 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 dietary options -- Appendix A: Example calculation of dietary composition required for a 400 kg mare in the fourth month of lactation -- Appendix B: Common dietary errors in studs and racing stables -- Appendix C: Chemical composition of feedstuffs used for horses -- Appendix D: Estimates of base excess of a diet and of blood plasma.
Since the first edition of 'Equine Nutrition and Feeding', this book has been a standard work on the subject, covering every aspect of the nutrition of breeding, growing and working horses. The third edition has been extensively updated and revised.
9781405105989 (pbk.) : £35.00 9781405105989
Horses--Nutrition
Horses--Feeding and feeds
Farming and Country Life.
Veterinary medicine
Equine veterinary medicine
SF285.5 / F73 2004
636.10852 FRA
Equine nutrition and feeding / David Frape. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Blackwell, 2004. - xiii, 650 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.The digestive system -- 2.Utilization of the products of dietary 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 metabolims 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 dietary options -- Appendix A: Example calculation of dietary composition required for a 400 kg mare in the fourth month of lactation -- Appendix B: Common dietary errors in studs and racing stables -- Appendix C: Chemical composition of feedstuffs used for horses -- Appendix D: Estimates of base excess of a diet and of blood plasma.
Since the first edition of 'Equine Nutrition and Feeding', this book has been a standard work on the subject, covering every aspect of the nutrition of breeding, growing and working horses. The third edition has been extensively updated and revised.
9781405105989 (pbk.) : £35.00 9781405105989
Horses--Nutrition
Horses--Feeding and feeds
Farming and Country Life.
Veterinary medicine
Equine veterinary medicine
SF285.5 / F73 2004
636.10852 FRA