Full Description
Nutrition is an essential part of daily management of horses. It affects health, welfare and performance. In natural surroundings the horse would spend up to 65% of time foraging for food. The digestive system reflects this behavioural process. Whilst recent advances in equine nutrition have improved our knowledge of how to optimise the feeding of horses under different physiological challenges, this book tries to incorporate the interaction between nutritional and behavioural requirements.
Contents
Biological status of the horse * Digestive physiology of the horse * Feed chemistry and digestive processes * Feed and feed evaluation in vivo * Energy from feed * Energy metabolism * Protein metabolism * Mineral nutrition * Vitamins * Feeding practice in relation to health and welfare * Index
