Manual of equine nutrition and feeding management /
Carol Z. Buckhout, Barbara E. Lindberg.
- Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2022.
- 184 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes index.
Laboratory 1: The Equine Digestive System -- Laboratory 2: Plant Identification -- Laboratory 3: Forage1: Pasture -- Laboratory 4: Forage 2: Hay for Horses -- Laboratory 5: Concentrates for Horses -- Laboratory 6: By-product feeds and additives the concepts of “as sampled” and “dry matter” -- Laboratory 7: Determining the nutrient content of feeds -- Laboratory 8: The use of feeding standards and English-metric conversions -- Laboratory 9: Ration evaluation part I -- Laboratory 10: Ration evaluation part II -- Laboratory 11: The Pearson square -- Laboratory 12: Correcting Nutrient Deficiencies in a ration -- Laboratory 13: Determining the cost of feeding.
"In the Manual of Equine Nutrition and Feeding Management, a team of equine nutritionists and educators delivers a comprehensive manual perfect for use in an applied laboratory setting. This book explores critical ideas in equine nutrition, from plant identification to determining the cost of feeding. The laboratory concepts and assignments contained within this book combine the practical aspects of feeds and feeding with the technical aspects of equine nutrition. Each chapter is organized to include an introduction, objectives, and questions for further study; and is supplemented with additional activities to aid in the retention of the presented material. A companion website provides worksheets, with an instructor key with answers to the lab activities and assignments available to instructors."--Back cover