Nutritional Management of Equine Diseases and Special Cases [Paperback]

• Assists veterinarians in supporting equine patients with special nutritional needs
• Focuses on nutritional problems and impact on different body systems
• Covers ponies, miniature horses, draft horses, donkeys, and mules
• Offers complete coverage of common diseases and problems helped by nutrition
• Includes useful chapters on poisonous plants and mycotoxins

Contributors xiii

Preface xv

1 Miniature Horses and Ponies 1
DG Pugh, Nicole Passler, and Sara Ziska

1.1 Miniature Horses 1

1.2 General Feeding of Miniature Horses 1

1.3 Pony Feeding 2

References 2

2 Draft Horses Mules and Donkeys 5
DG Pugh, Sara Ziska, and Nicole Passler

2.1 Draft Horses 5

2.2 Donkeys 6

2.3 Mules 7

References 7

3 Gastrointestinal System 9
Amelia Munsterman

3.1 The Association between Nutrition and Colic 9

3.1.1 Feeds and Colic: Pastures 9

3.1.2 Feeds and Colic: Dried Forages 10

3.1.3 Feeds and Colic: Concentrates 11

3.1.4 General Practices to Prevent Colic 11

3.2 Nutritional Plans for Horses with Colic 12

3.2.1 Identifying Nutritional Status 12

3.2.2 Nutritional Requirements of Horses with Colic 13

3.3 Routes ló0