The Veterinarian's Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition

Description: Birkitts Books presents ... The Veterinarian's Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition Author:Kent N. Thompson Publisher:Purina Mills Release Date:1997 Seller Category:Science and Nature Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Very Good Sku: 230326015 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Developed for The American Association of Equine Practitioners by Purina Mills, Inc. 209 pages, spiral binding. During the last 20-30 years the horse industry has experienced a major resurgence in the number of horses in this country. While this industry continues to develop and grow there is an increase in the demand for information on the horse. This has increased the awareness of equine nutrition and its importance to the health of the horse in recent years. This awareness has coincided with an increase in both the quality and quantity of scientific papers written on various areas of equine nutrition physiol-ogy. Scientific study of the nutritional needs of horses generally has lagged behind food animals, perhaps by as much as 10-15 years. The lack of precise nutritional requirements for all nutrients in the horse compared to other species should not diminish the importance of a good nutritional program to all classes of horses. Unlike a food animal, the horse has the added nutrient needs which are associated with exercise. Nutrient requirements for exercise vary greatly as they are dependent upon the intensity and duration of exercise. It is critical to consider the type of exercise when evaluating a dietary program for the equine athlete. Anecdotal information has long seemed to play a major part in the daily feeding programs of many horse owners. This book was written from available scientific information and should help to guide those making feeding recommendations and to help dispel some of the more common feeding myths. The book is separated into two volumes. Volume one, The Veterinarian's Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition, contains practical information that is of importance to anyone who is involved in nutrition and nutritional disorders of the equine. Volume two, Basic Equine Nutrition and its Physiological Function, provides the basic nutritional and physiological information that is important in understanding equine nutrition. Both volumes were written with recently available scientific information and basic nutrition principles, to provide a text that supplies pertinent nutritional information to veterinarians and nutritionists. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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