Horse pasture management / / [edited by] Paul H. Sharpe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910583338103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , [2019]; ©2019
• ISBN: 0-12-812920-4; 0-12-812919-0
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 pages) : illustrations (some colour)
• Disciplina: 633.202
• Soggetti: Horses - Housing; Pastures - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Forage plant structure, function, nutrition, and growth / Daniel J. Undersander -- ; 2. $t Identification of temperature pasture grasses and legumes / Michael D. Casler, Daniel J. Undersander -- ; 3. $t Nutritional value of pasture plants for horses / Paul Sharpe -- ; 4. $t Soils for horse pasture management / Paul Voroney -- ; 5. $t Introduction to pasture ecology / Edward B. Rayburn, Paul Sharpe -- ; 6. Pasture plant establishment and management / S. Ray Smith, Krista L. Lea -- ; 7. $t Forage yield and its determination / Paul Sharpe, Edward B. Rayburn -- ; 8. $t Grazing behavior, feed intake, and feed choices / Paul Sharpe, Laura B. Kenny -- ; 9. $t Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity / Laura B. Kenny, Amy Burk, Carey A. Williams -- ; 10. Mixed species grazing / Paul Sharpe -- ; 11. $t Production and management of hay and haylage / Jimmy Henning, Laurie Lawrence -- ; 12. Climate, weather, and plant hardiness / Paul Sharpe, Edward B. Rayburn -- ; 13. Matching plant species to your environment, weather, and climate / Edward B. Rayburn -- ; 14. $t Managing manure, erosion, and water quality in and around horse pastures / Laura B. Kenny, Michael Westendorf, Carey A. Williams -- ; 15. $t Fencing and watering systems / Paul Sharpe -- ; 16. Pasture-related diseases and disorders / Bridgett McIntosh, Tania Cubitt, Sherrene Kevan -- $g 17. Coexisting with wildlife / Paul Sharpe, Daniel ; J. Undersander -- ; 18. University of Kentucky Horse Pasture Evaluation Program / Krista L. Lea, S. Ray Smith, Thomas (Tom) Keene.
• Sommario/riassunto: Horse Pasture Management begins with coverage of the structure, function and nutritional value of plants, continuing into identification of pasture plants. Management of soil and plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Management of hay and silage are included, since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. A number of chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment and other living things. As an aid in good pasture management, one chapter explains construction and use of fencing and watering systems. Contributions are rounded out with a chapter explaining how the University of Kentucky helps horse farm managers develop their pasture management programs.