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Horse feeding and nutrition Edition Unstated Edition
Author(s): T. J Cunha (Author)
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: January 1, 1980
- Edition: Edition Unstated
- Language: English
- Print length: 292 pages
- ISBN-10: 0121965600
- ISBN-13: 9780121965600
Book Description
Horse Feeding and Nutrition, the fourth in a series on animal nutrition, centers on horse feeding to aid global food production. Divided into 20 chapters, it covers horse industry basics, feeding issues, and the significance of proper horse nutrition. Initial chapters explore the horse industry’s importance, feeding’s art, science, and myths, nutrient supply challenges, and feed digestion. Chapters 5-10 provide concise updates on macro- and micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals, protein, and water. It delves into nutrition’s impact on disease, performance, and feed values, and the benefits of pasture and hay. Chapters 15-18 focus on foal, growing horse, racehorse, and mare/stallion feeding. Final chapters discuss purified rations, antibiotics, founder, learning ability, feeding behavior, nutrient toxicity, weight equivalents, conversion factors, and cold weather effects. Suitable for beginners to experts, it’s also valuable for county agents, advisors, consultants, veterinarians, and animal science educators.
