Equine Clinical Nutrition

Equine Clinical Nutrition

The second edition of Equine Clinical Nutrition is a fully updated and expanded revision of the classic student text on the nutritional management of horses. It covers updated nutrient recommendations, rations, feeding management, clinical nutrition, and many other important topics in the field.

To aid in reader comprehension, this new edition employs a novel instructional approach to nutritional management using an iterative sequence of defined procedures.

Divided into distinct sections for easy accessibility, this book serves as a comprehensive resource for feeding practices and management of both healthy and sick horses. A thorough understanding of life stages, anatomy, physiology, and behaviour underpins the practice of clinical nutrition.

Sample topics covered in Equine Clinical Nutrition include:

• The evolution of horses in response to changing food supply, the importance of their microbiome, and the behaviour patterns of feeding and drinking.
• Nutrient metabolism of water, energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins, along with ration assessment, farm investigations, forages, and toxic plants.
• Manufactured feeds, dietary supplements, USA feed regulations, and feed safety protocols.
• Nutritional assessment of horses by life stage, recognising pain and discomfort behaviours, and dietary management of weight and major system disorders.

Equine Clinical Nutrition is an essential text for students of veterinary medicine, animal science, and pre-veterinary programs, as well as a desk reference for equine practitioners seeking practical clinical feeding recommendations. With its comprehensive coverage of the topic, it is an indispensable text for anyone interested in nutrition for horses.