Equine Nutrition

by Derek Cuddeford (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.43

  This accessible guide provides practical advice to the horse owner on how to assess the individual horse's nutritional needs in the most effective and economical way. This should, in turn, reduce feed and veterinary bills and enhance the horse's quality of life. Topics covered include evolution and equine behaviour; the digestive system and how it works; digestion and absorption; utilization of essential nutrients; minerals and vitamins; conventional and compound feeds; and clinical nutrition and food-related problems.