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Horse Pasture Management
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Horse Pasture Management, Second Edition provides updated coverage on strategies for managing behavior, grouping, environments and feeding needs of grazing horses. Sections cover the structure, function and identification of forages, continuing into nutritional value of pasture plants. Management of soil, the function of a pasture ecosystem and management of plants in a pasture is covered next, followed by forage yield determination, horse grazing behavior, feed choices of horses, management of grazing horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Advantages of grazing more than one species of animal are described. Management of hay and silage are included since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. Several chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment, including climate and weather and other living things. The book also covers strategies for managing manure, erosion, and water quality. It is ideal for researchers, scientists and students involved in animal science, specifically equine studies. Agriculturists, equine managers and veterinarians will also find this book useful.
- Includes information on environmental best practices, plant and soil assessments, and wildlife concerns
- Features a new section on reducing carbon emissions and increasing sustainability on horse farms
- Explains pasture-related diseases, weed management and toxic plants to avoid
- Recommends relevant published resources and extension programs
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Horse Pasture Management
- Horse Pasture Management
- Copyright
- Dedication for the second edition of horse pasture management
- Contents
- Contributors
- Biography
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgments for the second edition
- 1 - Forage plant structure, function, nutrition and growth
- 2 - Identification of temperate pasture grasses and legumes
- 3 - Nutritional composition of pasture plants and their digestion and utilization by horses
- 4 - Soils for horse pasture management
- 5 - Introduction to pasture ecology
- 6 - Pasture plant establishment and management
- 7 - Forage yield and its determination
- 8 - Grazing behavior, feed intake, and feed choices
- 9 - Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity
- 10 - Mixed species grazing
- 11 - Production and management of Hay and Haylage
- 12 - Climate, weather, and plant hardiness
- 13 - Matching plant species to your environment, weather, and climate
- 14 - Managing manure, erosion, and water quality in and around horse pastures
- 15 - Fencing and watering systems
- 16 - Pasture-related diseases and disorders
- 17 - Coexisting with wildlife
- 18 - University of Kentucky Horse Pasture Evaluation Program
- 19 - Control of weeds in pastures
- 20 - Annual forage options for grazing horses
- 21 - Forage varieties and management of horse pasture in hot and dry environments
- 22 - Climate change and grazing horses
- 23 - Welfare of horses on pasture
- 1: Units of measurement and conversion factors
- 2: Measuring forage dry matter yield using clipped forage samples
- 3: Graphic representation of changes in sward density and forage yield with increasing forage height
- 4: Independent evaluation of falling plate meter and rising plate meter
- 5: Map information
- 6: 2016 field recommendations: Central Kentucky Horse Farm
- 7: Answers to review questions
- 8: Metric equivalents for hay bale sizes, as described in Chapter 11
- 9: Environmental risk assessment survey for farms
- Index
- Back Cover