Horse Nutrition Handbook

Name: Horse Nutrition Handbook
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ISBN: 9781603425414

ISBN-10: 1603425411

ISBN-13: 9781603425414

Edition: 2010

Authors: Melyni Worth

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Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 5/5/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 245
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.10" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

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.



Preface



Basics of Equine Digestion


Nature's Plan for Feeding Horses


Carbohydrate ABCs


Domestication Brought Drastic Changes


How the Horse Digests His Food


The Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract



All about Nutrients


Water


Energy


Carbohydrates


Fats


Producing Energy for Muscles


Protein Basics


Minerals


Electrolytes 101


Microminerals: Less Is Best


Vitamins



What to Feed and Why


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



Designing a Balanced Feeding Program


Feed Analysis


Calculating Rations: The Basics


Practical Applications: Dobbin and Smokey Joe


General Feeding Advice


Basic Feeding and Management Guidelines



Feeding for a Lifetime


Equine Body Condition Scoring System


Life-Stage Requirements



Feed Storage and Feeding Tips


Storing Grain


Storing Hay


Feeding Grain and Hay


Feeding Tips


Feeding Checklist



Pasture Management


Identifying Good Pasture


Turnout for Exercise and Grazing


Hay Pasture


Pasture Plants



Diets for Common Equine Disorders


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



Weight/Unit Volume



Conversions



Nutrition Contained in Feed



Feed Requirements for Horses



Seasonal Management Calendar



Horse Anatomy


Glossary


Resources


Recommended Reading


Periodicals


Commercial Laboratories


Products & Services


Web Sites & Other Sources


Index