Nutrition and feeding of the broodmare:

This publication deals with the broodmare, which is the key animal in the Equine chain. In the new competitive context of Equine Industry, the mare should foal a healthy offspring yearly at an optimum cost. The foal should be born and weaned at the accurate months of the year to fit the particular g...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006
Schriftenreihe:EAAP publication no. 120
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Zusammenfassung:This publication deals with the broodmare, which is the key animal in the Equine chain. In the new competitive context of Equine Industry, the mare should foal a healthy offspring yearly at an optimum cost. The foal should be born and weaned at the accurate months of the year to fit the particular goals of production, i.e. races, sports or leisure horses. The improvement of knowledge of the biology of pregnancy and lactation on the one hand and of the nutrition and the interaction between nutrition and physiology of reproduction on the other hand is of major concern to the equine industry. The book is divided in six parts: - Pregnancy - Lactation - The foal - Feeding practices and pasture management - Nutrition and reproductive performances - Advances in reproductive biotechnologies Each part contains peer-reviewed contributions by well known experts. These materials are the
Beschreibung:"Papers presented at the 3rd European Workshop on Equine Nutrition (EWEN) held at the University of Molise in Campobasso, Italy, June 20-22 June [sic], 2006"--Foreword. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (416 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789086865840
9086865844
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-584-0