TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frape,David
TI  - Equine nutrition and feeding
SN  - 9781405105989 (pbk.) :
AV  - SF285.5 F73 2004
U1  - 636.10852 FRA 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Blackwell
KW  - Horses
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Feeding and feeds
KW  - Farming and Country Life
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Veterinary medicine
KW  - thema
KW  - Equine veterinary medicine
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -