Evidence Based Equine Nutrition: A Practical Approach For Professionals

Your Essential Guide to Equine Nutrition

This book is a unique resource that provides both the scientific basis of equine nutrition and the translation of that science into practical, day-to-day feeding advice. It summarizes the latest research to provide you with the evidence base needed to confidently advise those who want to understand the science behind equine nutrition, and to apply that evidence into practical advice for anyone who just wants to know how to feed horses.

Key Features

• Evidence-Based Approach: It summarizes the latest research to provide you with the evidence base needed to both confidently advise and apply that evidence into practical advice.
• Practical Guidance: The book provides a guide to how to take a diet history, including which forage and concentrates are most appropriate, and how to interpret the information on feed labels. It also covers appropriate feeds and supplements for competition, including how to recognize potential hazards, signs of quality, and issues of feed safety.
• Case-Based Examples: It provides answers to the most common queries and challenges encountered during nutritional consultations across 17 informative chapters, using typical case-based examples.
• Comprehensive Topics: Key topics covered include how to take the horse's history, including workload, body weight and body fat scoring, supporting achievable and sustainable fat loss in overweight horses, and appropriate rations across a range of performance disciplines and for breeding horses.
• Broad Audience: This book is a recommended resource to support the teaching of veterinary nutrition, and it should also be found on the bookshelf of all veterinarians, animal scientists, trainers, nutritionists, and nutritional advisors.
• Expert Authorship: The author team has over 50 cumulative years of experience teaching equine nutrition to both practicing clinicians and students.