Applied Equine Nutrition gives scientifically validated practical hints and state of the art knowledge to veterinarians, breeders, riders and members of the feed industry.

The content of this book arises from the Equine Nutrition Conference (ENUCO) held in Hannover, Germany, October 2005.

Applied Equine Nutrition covers:

• nutrition of endurance horses
• nutrition of growing horses to reduce prevalence of developmental orthopedic disease
• strategies to cope with exertional rhabdomyolysis
• importance of nutrition for the maintenance and rehabilitation of health of teeth, hooves and the gastrointestinal tract

Contents

1. Digestibility and retention of inorganic and organic forms of copper and zinc in yearling and mature geldings
2. The impact of nutrition on dental health and management of equine teeth for optimal nutrition
3. Nutritional management to keep the hoof healthy
4. Feeding the endurance horse
5. Impact of nutrition on the microflora of the gastro-intestinal tract in horses
6. Nutritional management of horses with hoof diseases
7. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative feed ingredients
8. Nutrition of the growing horse: Feeding management to reduce DOD
9. Differential diagnosis and nutritional management of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis
10. Impact of diseases on the gastrointestinal microflora, nutritional prevention of these diseases and nutritional management after occurrence

Index

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