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Feeding to win II
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- Grand Prairie, Tex. (P.O. Box 535547, Grand Prairie 75053) : Equine Research Inc., [1992]
- ©1992
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- xiv, 530 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- OCLC
- ocm27643098
- Written by research staff of Equine Research, Inc.; research editor, Frederick Harper; editor, Don Wagoner.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-507) and index.
- Equine digestive system -- Mouth -- Pharynx -- Esophagus -- Stomach -- Small intestine -- Accessory organs -- Large intestine -- Water -- Functions -- Requirements -- Digestion and excretion -- Dehydration -- Overhydration -- Absorption and utilization -- Water and mineral intake -- Methods of watering horses -- Vitamins -- Functions -- History -- Types -- General requirements -- Fat-soluble -- Water-soluble -- Minerals -- Mineral content factors -- Requirements -- Daily mineral requirements chart -- Functions chart -- Typers of minerals -- Macrominerals -- Microminerals -- Energy sources -- Energy -- Measuring energy -- Body condition score system -- Requirements -- Deficiency -- Excess -- Sources of energy -- Carbohydrates
- (cont) Fats -- Protein -- Functions of protein -- Protein requirements -- Amino acids -- Amino acids and their general functions chart -- Protein sources and supplements -- Grains, high protein concentrates, and other additives -- Grains -- Oats -- Corn -- Barley -- Wheat -- Rye -- Milo -- Spelt -- Triticale -- Nutrient composition chart -- High protein concentrates -- Plant sources of protein supplements -- Animal sources of protein supplements -- Other concentrate components -- Supplements, labels and feed analysis -- Supplements -- Feed bag labels -- Feed analysis -- Commercially prepared horse feeds -- Grain mixes -- Pelleted feeds -- Hay cubes -- Extruded feeds -- Extrusion process -- Advantages and disadvantages -- Special feeds -- Racehorses -- Aged horses -- Horses with digestive problems -- Others
- (cont) Forages -- Hays -- Grass hays -- Prairie hays -- Cereal grass hays -- Legume hays -- Quality -- Buying hay -- Drying and curing hay -- Storage -- Analyzing hay -- Pasture forages -- Types -- Grazing patterns and livestock rotation -- Pasture maintenance -- Feeding management -- General guidelines -- Feeding time and frequency -- Equipment and methods of feeding -- Feeding specific types of horses -- Breeding stock requirements -- Feeding young growing equines -- Feeding performance horses -- Feeding pleasure horses -- Managing stress problems -- Feeding aged horses -- Caring for the malnourished horse -- Other factors which can affect nutritional needs -- Easy and hard keepers -- Stable vices -- Exercise -- Grooming -- Stable -- Immunization -- Digestive disturbances -- Colic -- Laminitis -- Choke -- Internal parasites -- Types of parasites -- Strongyles -- Pinworms -- Ascarids (round worms) -- Strongyloides -- Bots -- Tapeworms -- Protozoa
- (cont) Dangers of worm infestation -- Methods of parasite control -- Deworming -- Pasture management for parasite control -- Drugs -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Phenylbutazone -- Naproxen (Equiproxen) -- Flunixin meglumine (Banamine) -- Meclofenamic acid (Arquel) -- Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Anabolic steroids -- Other anti-inflammatory drugs -- Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) -- Orgotein (Palosein) -- Chondroprotective agents -- Antibiotics -- Penicillins -- Aminoglycosides -- Sulfonamides -- Nitrofurans -- Lasix -- Stimulants -- General stimulants -- Opiate narcotic analgesics -- Dopamine mimicking drugs -- Tranquilizers -- Phenothiazine tranquilizers -- Longer acting tranquilizers -- Xylazine hydrochloride -- Local anesthetics -- Bronchodilators, mucolytics, and cough suppressants -- Mucopolysaccharides (MPS) -- Drugs in feeds -- Blood doping -- Milkshakes -- Art and science of feeding (expert opinions and practices)
Subjects
- Horses -- Feeding and feeds.
- Horses -- Nutrition.
- Animal Feed.
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- Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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- Horses.
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