Nutritional Physiology of the Horse

Andrea D. Ellis, Julian Hill (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

372 Seiten

2005
Nottingham University Press (Verlag)
978-1-897676-46-2 (ISBN)

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This title offers an overview of current scientific knowledge on the interaction between feedstuffs, feed intake and digestive processes in the horse. It also looks as the nutrient requirements of the horse and the models for prediction of nutrient intake.

Nutrition is an essential part of daily management of horses. It affects health, welfare and performance. In natural surroundings the horse would spend up to 65% of time foraging for food. The digestive system reflects this behavioural process. Whilst recent advances in equine nutrition have improved our knowledge of how to optimise the feeding of horses under different physiological challenges, this book tries to incorporate the interaction between nutritional and behavioural requirements.

Julian Hill lectures in animal science at Writtle College. Andrea Ellis works as researcher in equine nutrition and management at the Institute for Animal Research at Lelystad in the Netherlands.

Biological status of the horse * Digestive physiology of the horse * Feed chemistry and digestive processes * Feed and feed evaluation in vivo * Energy from feed * Energy metabolism * Protein metabolism * Mineral nutrition * Vitamins * Feeding practice in relation to health and welfare * Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2005
Zusatzinfo	32 black & white illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 236 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Veterinärmedizin ► Pferd
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-897676-46-8 / 1897676468
ISBN-13	978-1-897676-46-2 / 9781897676462
Zustand	Neuware