Horse pasture management / [edited by] Paul Sharpe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharpe, Paul, editor.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastures--Management.

Pastures.

Grazing--Management.

Grazing.

Horses--Feeding and feeds.

Horses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1. Forage plant structure, function, nutrition, and growth / Daniel J. Undersander

2. Identification of temperature pasture grasses and legumes / Michael D. Casler, Daniel J. Undersander

3. Nutritional value of pasture plants for horses / Paul Sharpe

4. Soils for horse pasture management / Paul Voroney

5. Introduction to pasture ecology / Edward B. Rayburn, Paul Sharpe

6. Pasture plant establishment and management / S. Ray Smith, Krista L. Lea

7. Forage yield and its determination / Paul Sharpe, Edward B. Rayburn

8. Grazing behavior, feed intake, and feed choices / Paul Sharpe, Laura B. Kenny

9. Managing equine grazing for pasture productivity / Laura B. Kenny, Amy Burk, Carey A. Williams

10. Mixed species grazing / Paul Sharpe

11. Production and management of hay and haylage / Jimmy Henning, Laurie Lawrence

12. Climate, weather, and plant hardiness / Paul Sharpe, Edward B. Rayburn

13. Matching plant species to your environment, weather, and climate / Edward B. Rayburn

14. Managing manure, erosion, and water quality in and around horse pastures / Laura B. Kenny, Michael Westendorf, Carey A. Williams

15. Fencing and watering systems / Paul Sharpe

16. Pasture-related diseases and disorders / Bridgett McIntosh, Tania Cubitt, Sherrene Kevan

17. Coexisting with wildlife / Paul Sharpe, Daniel J. Undersander

18. University of Kentucky Horse Pasture Evaluation Program / Krista L. Lea, S. Ray Smith, Thomas (Tom) Keene.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, Nov. 15, 2018).

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Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Horse pasture management.

ISBN:

9780128129203

0128129204

Publisher Number:

99983874473

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.