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Frape David <1929-> |
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Equine nutrition and feeding [[electronic resource] /] / David Frape |
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Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, IA, : Blackwell Pub., c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-32216-4 |
9786611322168 |
0-470-75105-3 |
0-470-75039-1 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (666 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Horses - Feeding and feeds |
Horses - Nutrition |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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EQUINE NUTRITION AND FEEDING; Contents; Introduction to the Third Edition; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 The Digestive System; 2 Utilization of the Products of Dietary Energy and Protein; 3 The Roles of Major Minerals and Trace Elements; 4 Vitamin and Water Requirements; 5 Ingredients of Horse Feeds; 6 Estimating Nutrient Requirements; 7 Feeding the Breeding Mare, Foal and Stallion; 8 Growth; 9 Feeding for Performance and the Metabolism of Nutrients During Exercise; 10 Grassland and Pasture Management; 11 Pests and Ailments Related to Grazing Area, Diet and Housing |
12 Laboratory Methods for Assessing Nutritional Status and Some Dietary OptionsAppendix A: Example Calculation of Dietary Composition Required for a 400kg Mare in the Fourth Month of Lactation; Appendix B: Common Dietary Errors in Studs and Racing Stables; Appendix C: Chemical Composition of Feedstuffs Used for Horses; Appendix D: Estimates of Base Excess of a Diet and of Blood Plasma; Glossary; References and Bibliography; Conclusion; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Equine Nutrition and Feeding has become the standard work on the subject, covering every aspect of the nutrition of breeding, growing and working horses, describing the basis upon which scientifically derived conclusions for nutrition and dietary requirements are reached. |
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