Applied equine nutrition : [first] Equine Nutrition Conference (ENUCO) [in Hannover, Germany, on October 1 and 2], 2005 ; [papers

'The content of this book gives scientifically validated practical hints or state of the art knowledge to veterinarians, breeders, riders and members of the feed industry on: - the nutrition of endurance horses; - the nutrition of growing horses to reduce prevalence of developmental orthopedic disease; - strategies to cope with exertional rhabdomyolysis; - and on the importance of nutrition for the maintenance and rehabilitation of health of teeth, hooves and the gastrointestinal tract without which a horse is no horse.' Intro -- Table of contents -- Editorial -- Digestibility and retention of inorganic and organic forms of copper and zinc in yearling and mature geldings* -- The impact of nutrition on dental health and management of equine teeth for optimal nutrition -- Nutritional management to keep the hoof healthy -- Feeding the endurance horse -- Impact of nutrition on the microflora of the gastro-intestinal tract in horses -- Nutritional management of horses with hoof diseases -- Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative feed ingredients -- Nutrition of the growing horse: Feeding management to reduce DOD -- Differential diagnosis and nutritional management of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis -- Impact of diseases on the gastrointestinal microflora, nutritional prevention of these diseases and nutritional management after occurrence