Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition
Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition is a landmark text that provides a comprehensive source of information on the nutrition and feeding management of horses. In this authoritative and accessible account, experts from around the world provide a global perspective while the editors tackle key controversial areas. Topics covered include the basic foundations of equine nutrition (digestive and metabolic physiology, nutrient functions and requirements), nutritional management by life stage or function, the assessment of feedstuffs and feeding programs, and clinical nutrition. Also included is discussion on feed hygiene and the role of manufacturers in feed quality and safety. The book contains abundant practical nutritional advice for the treatment of clinical conditions seen by veterinarians in their daily practice, together with the fundamental information needed to make recommendations for the nutritional management of healthy horses.
Comprehensive coverage of key topics in equine nutrition, both from a scientific and applied perspective
Practical advice with clear take-home messages
Accessible text with many summary boxes, illustrations and graphics to emphasize important concepts and recommendations
Likely to become the standard reference for practical nutrition in the equine field
Autor: Geor, Coenen & Harris
| Nakladatel | Elsevier Saunders |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780702034220 |
| Vydání | 2013 |
| Vazba | pevná |
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Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition provides the most substantial overview currently available of the nutritional management of key equine clinical conditions. It further presents the up-to-date scientific background needed to underpin recommendations. It will be of core relevance to equine veterinarians and nutritionists, and a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as lay horsemen and women who wish to be better informed about their horses’ nutritional needs.
| SECTION 1: NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATIONS | 1 |
| Gastrointzestinal physiology | 3 |
| Endocrina and metabolic physiology | 33 |
| Factors affecting feed intakke | 64 |
| Water | 80 |
| Energy systems and requirments | 96 |
| Amino acids and protein | 113 |
| Fats and fatty acids | 136 |
| Carbohydrates | 156 |
| Vitamins | 168 |
| Macro and trace elements in equine nutrition | 190 |
| SECTION 2: NUTRITION FOR LIFESTAGE, Type OR FUNCTION | 231 |
| Feeding stallions and broodmares | 231 |
| Feeding the growing horse | 243 |
| Practical considerations for feeding racehorses | 261 |
| Nutritional management of elite endurance horses | 272 |
| Nutritional considerations for aged horses | 289 |
| Practical donkex and mule nutrition | 304 |
| Applied Nutrition - Feeds | 319 |
| Feedstufeffs for horses | 319 |
| Pastures and pasture management | 332 |
| Specialized dietary supplements | 351 |
| Feed hygiene and related disorders in hoses | 367 |
| The manufacturers´role in feed quality and safety: A Discussion on methods used in feed manufacturing processes to assure feed hygiene and safety | 381 |
| Applied Nutrition | 393 |
| Assesment of body condition and bodyweight | 393 |
| Ration evaluation and formulation | 405 |
| Assesment of nutritional status from analysis of blood and other tissue samples | 425 |
| Effects of diet on behavior – normal and abnormal | 443 |
| Controversial area in equine nutrition and feeding management The Editors views | 455 |
| SECTION 3: CLINICAL NUTRITION | 469 |
| Laminitis | 469 |
| Obesity | 487 |
| Feeding thin and starved horses | 503 |
| Hyperlipemia | 512 |
| Exercise-associated muscle disorders | 521 |
| Oral joint supplements in the management of osteoarthritis | 549 |
| Gastric Ulceration | 558 |
| Intestinal Disease | 568 |
| Urinary Tract Disease | 582 |
| Hepatic insufficiency | 592 |
| Nutritional considerations in grass sickness, botulism, equine motor neuron Disease and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy | 597 |
| Feeding management pre- and post-surgery | 607 |
| Feeding crphan and sick folas | 618 |
| Assisted enteral and parenteral feeding | 628 |
| APPENDICES | 639 |
| Nutrient requirements, recommendations and example diets | 639 |
| Glossary | 659 |
| Index | 661 |