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Horse pasture management /
Horse Pasture Management begins with coverage of the structure, function and nutritional value of plants, continuing into identification of pasture plants. Management of soil and plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing ho...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Forage plant structure, function, nutrition and growth; 2. Identification of forage plant species; 3. Nutritional value of pasture plants for horses; 4. Soils for horse pasture management; 5. Introduction to pasture ecology; 6. Pasture establishment, maintenance and renovation; 7. Forage yield and its determination; 8. Grazing behavior, feed intake and feed choices; 9. Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity; 10. Multi-species grazing; 11. Hay and silage production and management; 12. Climate, weather and plant hardiness; 13. Matching plant species to your environment, weather and climate; 14. Manure, erosion and water quality; 15. Fencing and watering systems; 16. Pasture related diseases and disorders; 17. Co-existing with wildlife; 18. The University of Kentucky extension pasture evaluation program