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1 Introduction: How to Skip the Math and Source with Science |
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The Ultimate Chart: Feeding Formulas Solved |
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Critical Thinking: Avoid Errors, Bust Myths, and Get Metric |
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2 The Horse: Nutritional Physiology |
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Teeth to Tail: The Gastrointestinal Tract |
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10 | (10) |
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Feed-Induced Medical Problems: Choke, Colic and Laminitis |
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14 | (6) |
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When and Where the Horse Eats: Preempting Stereotypic Behavior Slow Feeders and Ground-Level Feeding |
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20 | (4) |
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Macronutrients for Maintenance Metabolism Water, Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals |
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24 | (13) |
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3 Understanding Feed Labels: Ash? What Ash? And Why Is the Protein Crude? |
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37 | (10) |
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4 The Food: Forages and Non-Forage Supplementary Feeds |
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Forage: Safe Pasture, Hay, and Other Roughages |
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48 | (13) |
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A Bit of Botany: How Essential Carbohydrates Become Dangerous |
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48 | (4) |
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Pasture Management and Sate Grazing |
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52 | (5) |
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Hay: Selection, Storage. Serving, and Soaking |
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57 | (1) |
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Other Roughages: Silage, Haylage, Chop, Cubes, Pellets, and Sprouts |
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58 | (3) |
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Non-Forage Supplementary Feed |
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61 | (23) |
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Grain: The Common Concentrate |
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61 | (3) |
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By-Products: Brans, Pulps, Hulls, and Meals |
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64 | (4) |
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Oils: Fatty Acids from Alpha to Omega |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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Probiotics and Prebiotics |
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Balancers: Vitamins, Minerals, and Electrolytes |
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74 | (5) |
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Homemade Electrolyte Recipes |
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79 | (2) |
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Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter |
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81 | (1) |
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Treats: Always, Sometimes, and Never, Plus Recipes |
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82 | (2) |
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5 Alternative Supplements and Nutrition |
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6 Dental Care for Optimal Nutrient Absorption |
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93 | (9) |
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7 Parasite Control for Gastrointestinal Health |
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Worms, Fecal Egg Counts, and Anthelmintics |
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102 | (13) |
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8 Poisonous Plants and Other Environmental Threats |
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9 Special Diets Part 1: Life Situations |
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128 | (11) |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (5) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (10) |
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One Quarter Horse's First Two Years |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (5) |
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Arthritis and Joint Supplements |
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155 | (3) |
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The 31-Year-Old Dressage Horse |
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159 | (2) |
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Ponies and Miniature Horses |
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161 | (3) |
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The Guide Horse and the Riding Pony that Believes He's a Horse |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (7) |
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Hugo, the Mule Selected as the Best-Conditioned Horse |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (4) |
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Rescue Success on a Pedestal |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (7) |
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A Missouri Foxtrotter Slims Down |
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180 | (2) |
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Special Diets Part 2 Medical Problems with Nutritional Implications |
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Equine Metabolic Syndrome |
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Hepatic Impairment or Disease |
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185 | (2) |
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Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (3) |
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Neuromuscular Disorders: EMND, Shivers, and Stringhalt |
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192 | (1) |
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Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) |
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193 | (4) |
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Renal Impairment or Disease |
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197 | (1) |
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Respiratory Disorders: IAD, RAO, and SPAOPD |
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198 | (3) |
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Rhabdomyolysis and Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM) |
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201 | (2) |
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Ulcers: EGUS, EGUD, and RDC |
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203 | (4) |
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10 Assessing the Individual Horse |
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207 | (13) |
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The intimate Chart to Determine Weight |
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208 | (4) |
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Condition: Body Scoring, Workload, Fitness, and Vital Signs |
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212 | (4) |
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Finding Nutritional Needs with the Ultimate Chart |
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216 | (4) |
| Resources: Suppliers, Feed Testing, and Further Education |
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| References |
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| Index |
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