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