Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition Health Welfare and Performance 1st edition by Raymond Geor, Pat Harris, Manfred Coenen ISBN 0702034223 978-0702034220

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ISBN 10: 0702034223
ISBN 13: 978-0702034220
Author: Raymond Geor, Pat Harris, Manfred Coenen

Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition is a landmark text that provides a comprehensive source of information on the nutrition and feeding management of horses. In this authoritative and accessible account, experts from around the world provide a global perspective while the editors tackle key controversial areas. Topics covered include the basic foundations of equine nutrition (digestive and metabolic physiology, nutrient functions and requirements), nutritional management by life stage or function, the assessment of feedstuffs and feeding programs, and clinical nutrition. Also included is discussion on feed hygiene and the role of manufacturers in feed quality and safety. The book contains abundant practical nutritional advice for the treatment of clinical conditions seen by veterinarians in their daily practice, together with the fundamental information needed to make recommendations for the nutritional management of healthy horses.

Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition provides the most substantial overview currently available of the nutritional management of key equine clinical conditions. It further presents the up-to-date scientific background needed to underpin recommendations. It will be of core relevance to equine veterinarians and nutritionists, and a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as lay horsemen and women who wish to be better informed about their horses’ nutritional needs.

Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition Health Welfare and Performance 1st Table of contents:

Section A: Nutritional Foundations

Chapter 1: Gastrointestinal physiology

Enteric Nervous System

Mouth

Esophagus

Stomach

Small intestine

Cecum and colons

Chapter 2: Endocrine and metabolic physiology

Neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and energy balance

Endocrine regulation of metabolism

Overview of macronutrient metabolism

Storage of energy substrates in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue

Insulin sensitivity and resistance

Skeletal muscle glycogen metabolism

Chapter 3: Factors affecting feed intake

Quantitative intake

Qualitative intake

Rate of intake

Conclusions

Chapter 4: Water

Body fluid compartments

Water balance

Fluid output or loss

Water intake

Drinking behavior of horses

Evaluating water supply and water intake

Water systems and maintenance

Methods to maintain or increase water intake

Water quality

Summary

Chapter 5: Energy systems and requirements

Introduction

Energy balance and defining energy units

Practical application of energy systems

Advantages and disadvantages of different systems

Conclusions

Chapter 6: Amino acids and protein

Introduction

Basic properties of proteins and amino acids

Protein and amino acid digestion and absorption

Dietary sources of protein and amino acids

Supplementation of individual amino acids/amino acid derivatives

Protein and amino acid requirements of horses

Methods of assessing dietary protein/amino acid adequacy

Signs of protein/amino acid deficiency and excess

Summary

Chapter 7: Fat and fatty acids

Structural chemistry and nomenclature

Fat digestion and absorption

Dietary sources of fat

Essential fatty acids

Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids

Potential benefits of increasing fat intake

Potential clinical applications of fat-added diets

Practical guidelines for feeding fat to horses

Conclusion

Chapter 8: Carbohydrates

Carbohydrate nomenclature

Sources of dietary carbohydrate and relevance to equine health

Assessment of carbohydrates in feed

Carbohydrate digestion and absorption

Management of nonstructural carbohydrate intake

Summary and overall recommendations

Chapter 9: Vitamins

Introduction

General considerations regarding vitamin requirements

Fat-soluble vitamins

Water-soluble vitamins

Chapter 10: Macro and trace elements in equine nutrition

Overview

Factors determining requirements

Minerals as essential nutrients

Trace elements

Conclusion

Section B: Nutrition for Lifestage, Type or Function

Chapter 11: Feeding stallions and broodmares

Introduction

Stallions

Pregnant mares

Lactating mares

Reproductive efficiency in the mare

Conclusion

Chapter 12: Feeding the growing horse

Introduction

Growth

Energy requirements

Protein requirements

Mineral and vitamin requirements

Practical application

Conclusions

Chapter 13: Practical considerations for feeding racehorses

Performance metrics

Nutrition and performance

Typical feeding programs

Conclusion

Chapter 14: Nutritional management of elite endurance horses

Energy metabolism

Energy requirements

Meeting energy requirements

Protein nutrition

Fluid and electrolyte losses accompanying endurance exercise

Suggested feeding and management strategies for race days

Conclusion

Acknowledgment

Chapter 15: Nutritional considerations for aged horses

Introduction

Key aspects of aging in humans and other species

Definition and prevalence of the “geriatric” or “aged” horse

Common causes of mortality in aged horses

Clinical conditions most commonly associated with aging (not necessarily mortality) in horses

Changes in nutritional requirements with age

General considerations regarding feeding and management of the old horse

Specific considerations

Possible additional nutritional support

Conclusion

Chapter 16: Practical donkey and mule nutrition

The donkey

Feeding for pregnancy, lactation and growth

Practical feeding

Feeding mules

Special considerations for working donkeys

Summary

Section C: Applied Nutrition – Feeds

Chapter 17: Feedstuffs for horses

Introduction

Roughage

Concentrate ingredients

Mineral and vitamin supply

Chapter 18: Pastures and pasture management

Introduction

Pastures

Stocking density and grazing systems

Grazing systems

Pasture manipulation

Weed control

Pasture toxicity

Soil

Seminatural grasslands

Manure management

Fertilization

Renovation and reseeding

Management practices – a yearly calendar and summary

Conclusion

Chapter 19: Specialized dietary supplements

Introduction

Nutrients with established requirements (but fed in amounts far greater than minimal requirements, as defined by the NRC 2007)

Substances with no known nutritional requirement

Complex materials that contain a mixture of putative active ingredients

Conclusion

Chapter 20: Feed hygiene and related disorders in horses

Introduction

Diversity/variety of contaminants in feeds for horses

Practical evaluation of feed hygiene

Microbiological investigations to assess the hygiene status of feedstuffs and bedding material

Potential effects of poor feed hygiene on horse health

Other potential contaminants

Water quality and hygiene

Responsibilities of partners in the feed supply chain

Summary

Acknowledgments

Chapter 21: The manufacturers’ role in feed quality and safety: A discussion on methods used in feed manufacturing processes to assure feed hygiene and safety

Introduction

Drivers of feed assurance

Methods for achieving quality

Demonstrating feed quality

Challenges

Conclusions

Section D: Applied Nutrition

Chapter 22: Assessment of body condition and bodyweight

Introduction

Methods of assessing bodyweight

Methods of assessing body condition

Assessment of regional fat distribution

Implications for health and performance

Choosing an assessment method

Conclusions

Chapter 23: Ration evaluation and formulation

Information needed for ration evaluation

Predicted versus actual analysis

Assessment of current ration

Assessment of pasture

Laboratory analysis of feed and forage samples

Assessment of forage consumption

Assessment of grazing consumption

Matching intake to requirements

Establishing forage intake and a suitable forage to concentrate ratio

Other considerations

The use of supplements

Ration evaluation software

Advantages, disadvantages/limitations of various manufacturing processes

Chapter 24: Assessment of nutritional status from analysis of blood and other tissue samples

Urine

Hair

Hoof horn

Liver

Chapter 25: Effects of diet on behavior – normal and abnormal

Abnormal oral behavior associated with diet and feeding

Time budgets and feeding patterns in the wild and in modern husbandry

Digestive processes and links with behavior

Further evidence linking stereotypy with digestion and potential confounding factors

Effects of dietary carbohydrate, fiber and oil on behavior

Evidence for diet-mediated physiological changes

Glucoregulation and the serotonergic system

Behavior modification by feed supplements

Foraging enrichment

Conclusions

Chapter 26: Controversial areas in equine nutrition and feeding management: The Editors’ views

Questions concerning feed intake

The dilemma of “supplementation”

Conflict between athletic performance and optimal digestive health and behavior

Pre- and post-exercise feeding management of athletic horses

Nutrition and skin health

Conclusion

Section E: Clinical Nutrition

Chapter 27: Laminitis

Epidemiology and risk factors

Pathogenesis

Management of cases

Countermeasures to nutritionally associated laminitis

Summary

Chapter 28: Obesity

Definition of obesity

Prevalence

Potential contributing factors

Disease associations

Pathophysiology of obesity

Management of obesity

Conclusion

Chapter 29: Feeding thin and starved horses

Aetiology

Case evaluation

Pathophysiology of food deprivation

Nutritional management of the thin horse

Rehabilitation of the chronically starved horse or pony

Nutritional management of the chronically starved horse

Monitoring rehabilitation

Chapter 30: Hyperlipemia

Epidemiology and risk factors

Pathophysiology

Conclusions

Chapter 31: Exercise-associated muscle disorders

Epidemiology and risk factors

Classification and etiology

Clinical signs

Diagnosis

Management and prevention

Conclusion

Chapter 32: Developmental orthopedic disease

Introduction

Etiology and pathology of DOD

Impact of nutrition on DOD

Nutritional recommendations for avoidance of DOD

Chapter 33: Oral joint supplements in the management of osteoarthritis

Introduction

Indications for OJSs

Types of OJSs

Glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulfate

Sasha’s Blend

Hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid)

Avocado soy unsaponified (ASU)

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)

Conclusions

Chapter 34: Gastric ulceration

Epidemiology of equine gastric ulcers

Anatomical distribution of gastric ulcers

Risk factors and pathophysiology

Potential role of bile acids and bacteria within the stomach

Clinical signs of EGUS

Diagnosis of gastric ulceration

Nutritional management to reduce risk of gastric ulceration (Box 34.1)

Medical management

Conclusions

Chapter 35: Intestinal disease

Introduction

Diets and feeding behaviors

Epidemiology and risk factors for intestinal disease

Nutritional risk factors for diarrhea

Nutritional risk factors for colic

Pathophysiology of nutritional colic and diarrhea

Dietary principles for promoting intestinal health

Conclusion

Chapter 36: Urinary tract disease

Acute kidney injury and acute renal failure

Chronic kidney disease

Urolithiasis

Chapter 37: Hepatic insufficiency

Metabolic consequences of hepatic insufficiency

Dietary principles in hepatic insufficiency

Conclusions

Chapter 38: Nutritional considerations in grass sickness, botulism, equine motor neuron disease and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy

Grass sickness

Botulism

Equine motor neuron disease (EMND)

Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM)

Chapter 39: Feeding management pre- and post-surgery

Introduction

Hormonal and metabolic changes associated with general anesthesia and surgery

Perioperative glucose regulation and control

Feeding management pre-surgery

Postoperative colic and ileus

Postoperative feeding management

Practical approach to feeding pre- and post-surgery

Summary

Chapter 40: Feeding orphan and sick foals

Introduction

The orphan foal

Sick neonatal foals

Chapter 41: Assisted enteral and parenteral feeding

Introduction

Effects of feed deprivation

Nutritional support

Conclusion

Nutritional requirements, recommendations and example diets

Glossary

Index

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