Equine nutrition and feeding / David Frape.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2004.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 650 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405105989 (pbk.) :
- 9781405105989
- 636.10852 FRA
- SF285.5 F73 2004
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 636.10852 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 201547 |
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.