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Horse Nutrition Handbook [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 245 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x18 mm, weight: 420 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-May-2010
  • Leidėjas: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1603425411
  • ISBN-13: 9781603425414
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 245 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x18 mm, weight: 420 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 05-May-2010
  • Leidėjas: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1603425411
  • ISBN-13: 9781603425414
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
FROM CLEAN, HEALTHY HAY and pasture grasses to alfalfa cubes and daily treats, every horse's well-being depends on a healthful, nutritionally balanced diet. What, when, and how much he eats are key contributors to your horse's health, temperament, and performance. In this essential volume, equine nutrition expert Melyni Worth provides all the in-depth knowledge and guidance you need to confidently develop year-round and lifelong feeding programs for horses of every age and discipline.

Covering everything from general dietary requirements to pasture management and food solutions for common health problems, this feeding handbook is your complete guide to equine nutrition and one of the most important investments you will ever make to your horse's health.

Preface vii
1 Basics of Equine Digestion
1(14)
Nature's Plan for Feeding Horses
Carbohydrate ABCs
Domestication Brought Drastic Changes
How the Horse Digests His Food
The Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract
2 All about Nutrients
15(45)
Water
Energy
Carbohydrates
Fats
Producing Energy for Muscles
Protein Basics
Minerals
Electrolytes 101
Microminerals: Less Is Best
Vitamins
3 What to Feed and Why
60(35)
Forage Feeds
Hay is for Horses
Silage and Haylage
Chopped-Hay Options
All about Concentrates
Other Sources of Fiber
Commercial Blends
Protein: What and Why
Sources of Fat
Supplementation for Specialized Diets
4 Designing a Balanced Feeding Program
95(29)
Feed Analysis
Calculating Rations: The Basics
Practical Applications: Dobbin and Smokey Joe
General Feeding Advice
Basic Feeding and Management Guidelines
5 Feeding for a Lifetime
124(18)
Equine Body Condition Scoring System
Life-Stage Requirements
6 Feed Storage and Feeding Tips
142(11)
Storing Grain
Storing Hay
Feeding Grain and Hay
Feeding Tips
Feeding Checklist
7 Pasture Management
153(11)
Identifying Good Pasture
Turnout for Exercise and Grazing
Hay Pasture
Pasture Plants
8 Diets for Common Equine Disorders
164(48)
Anhydrosis
Choke
Colic
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cribbing
Cushing's Disease/PPID
Equine Metabolic Syndrome/Insulin Resistance
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP)
Hypokalemic Diaphragmatic Shudder (Thumps)
Joint Disease
Laminitis and Founder
Metabolic Bone Disease
Misbehavior
Excess Weight
Pigment Loss
Toxins in Feed
Tying-up Syndrome
Ulcers
Thinness
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1 Weight/Unit Volume
212(1)
Appendix 2 Conversions
213(1)
Appendix 3 Nutrition Contained in Feed
214(2)
Appendix 4 Feed Requirements for Horses
216(2)
Appendix 5 Seasonal Management Calendar
218(1)
Appendix 6 Horse Anatomy
219(1)
GLOSSARY
220(14)
RESOURCES
Recommended Reading
234(1)
Periodicals
234(1)
Commercial Laboratories
234(1)
Products & Services
235(1)
Web Sites & Other Sources
236(1)
Index 237
Based in Roanoke, Virginia, Melyni Worth, Ph.D., is a consultant and writer in equine nutrition and exercise physiology. She has trained horses and riders for 28 years. Her company, Foxden Equine, specializes in products that assist horses and riders to attain and maintain athletic performance.