Emerging equine science /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Society of Animal Science
Other Authors: Aliston, J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nottingham, UK : Nottingham University Press, 2004.
Series:BSAS publication ; 32.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Metabolic responses of muscle to exercise
  • Muscle morphology heterogeneity : control, significance for performance and responses to training
  • The mechanics of equine locomotion : a review of progress in our understanding of the mechanical basis of locomotor performance and disease
  • Breathing and bleeding - the problems of being big and running fast
  • Causal factors of equine stereotypy
  • The putative reward function of equine stereotypic behaviour
  • Equine neutrophil elastase 2A concentrations in tracheal wash preparations and synovial fluid as a potential objective marker for inflammatory airway and joint diseases in horses
  • Development and application of modern breeding technologies to the horse
  • Mapping the grey gene in Thoroughbred horses
  • Factors influencing placental and fetal development in the mare : important considerations for the selection of embryo recipients
  • Towards a common equine rationing system across the European Union
  • Partitioning degradation of feeds between different segments of the equine digestive tract
  • Exploiting dietary fibre in equid diets
  • Effects of airway inflammation, ozone and exercise on the pulmonary antioxidant capacity of the horse : a war of nutrition
  • Equine forages and grassland management
  • The challenge of attracting and retaining sponsorship in eventing