Equine nutrition and feeding / David Frape.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell Science, ©1998.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 564 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- 0632041056
- 9780632041053
- 0632053038
- 9780632053032
- 636.1085 FRA 21
- SF285.5 .F73 1998
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 636.1085 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 111877 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-548) 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 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 -- App. A. Example Calculation of Dietary Composition Required for a 400-kg Mare in the Fourth Month of Lactation -- App. B. Common Dietary Errors in Studs and Racing Stables -- App. C. Chemical Composition of Feedstuffs Used for Horses -- App. D. Estimates of Base Excess of a Diet and of Blood Plasma.