Applying Equine Science

A Hemmings Et Al (Eds) (2006)

The result of collaboration between equine scientists and industry figures, to bridge the gap between data collection and its application within an increasingly discerning marketplace. Indeed, many companies in the equine sector now appreciate the relationship between product success and well conducted independent research. This volume fosters the afore mentioned linkage, by providing the reader with a unique blend of emerging equine science, and cutting edge industry perspectives.

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ISBN 978-1-904761-14-3
Price £39.50
Publisher Nottingham University Press
Stock Status In Stock
 

Applying equine science: research into business

BSAS Publication No. 35

Edited by A. Hemmings, P. Harris, M. Moore-Colyer, S. Tracey, K. Howells and A. Northrop

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Buying and selling the sport horse
  • Genetic improvement and relative evaluation of competition performance within the UK sport horse population
  • Equine hair analysis: a non-invasive technique for identifying exposure to drugs and toxins
  • Equine passports and the National Equine Database – current situation and future prospects
  • Scientific methods used to measure the efficacy of alternative therapies in animals
  • Osteopathy and its application in the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction in horses
  • Nutritional supplements in support of equine welfare
  • Laminitis and grass carbohydrate levels
  • Equine behavioural science: perspectives on problems
  • Behavioural reactivity and ensuing temperamental traits in young thoroughbred racehorses (Equus caballus)
  • Laterality and visuo-spatial ability in the equine: Functional measures of sport horse selection?
  • Posters
  • Index
 

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