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Equine nutrition and feeding / David Frape.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Edition: 4th edDescription: xiii, 498 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405195461 (pbk.) :
  • 9781405195461 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.1085 FRA
LOC classification:
  • SF285.5 F73 2010
Contents:
1.The digestive system -- 2.Utilization of the products of dietary energy and proteiin -- 3.The roles of major minerals and trace -- 4.Vitamins 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 dietary options.
Summary: 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 fourth edition has been extensively updated and revised.
List(s) this item appears in: Nutrition
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 636.1085 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00214490

Previous ed.: Oxford: Blackwell, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.The digestive system -- 2.Utilization of the products of dietary energy and proteiin -- 3.The roles of major minerals and trace -- 4.Vitamins 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 dietary options.

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 fourth edition has been extensively updated and revised.

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