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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 horses, and how to calculate how many horses should be grazing relative to land size. Management of hay and silage are included, since year-round grazing is not possible on many horse farms. A number of chapters deal with interactions of a horse farm with the environment and other living things. As an aid in good pasture management, one chapter explains construction and use of fencing and watering systems. Contributions are rounded out with a chapter explaining how the University of Kentucky helps horse farm managers develop their pasture management programs.
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]