Nutritional physiology of the horse

In the first section of this book, the authors offer an overview of current scientific knowledge on the interaction between feedstuffs, feed intake and digestive processes in the horse.

Here, they discuss the significance of these processes for partitioning of nutrients needed for growth, exercise and reproduction.

The second section focuses on the nutrient requirements of the horse in relation to current assessment methods and their practical application, while the third section develops and reviews the current models for prediction of nutrient intake, utilisation and relevancy for diet formulation.

The book concludes with a discussion on future developments.