Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

• 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

SECTION 1: CORE NUTRITION

Digestive physiology

Metabolic physiology

Feeding behaviour

Research techniques in equine nutrition

Energy

Amino acids and protein

Fats and fatty acids

Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Minerals

Water

Feedstuffs for horses

Pastures and pasture management

Supplements and nutraceuticals (including ergogenics)

Ration evaluation and formulation (with discussion on feed manufacturing practices)

International feeding practices

Broodmare and stallion

Growing animals

Mature horses

Old horses

Athletic horses (possibly several chapters under this heading - a basic core chapter, then a group of small chapters that deals with different disciplines e.g. racehorses, endurance, 3-day event)

Ponies, donkeys, miniature horses

Wild equids

Orphan foals

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Clinical assessment of nutritional status

Muscle disorders

Laminitis

Obesity

Thin and starved horses

Endocrine diseases (equine metabolic syndrome; equine Cushing’s disease)

Developmental orthopaedic disease

Osteoarthritis

Gastrointestinal diseases (gastric ulcers, colic, diarrhea)

Allergic and inflammatory airway diseases

Renal and hepatic

Skin diseases/atopy

Central nervous system diseases (e.g. equine motor neuron disease; grass sickness)

Behavioural abnormalities (stereotypies)  

Assisted enteral and parenteral feeding

Feed-related toxicities

Nutrient requirements

Nutrient composition of feeds

Reference ranges for blood metabolites, minerals and vitamins

Milk composition