Electrolytes And The Performance Horse

Pagan, J.D. 1998. Electrolytes and the performance horse. In: J.D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition. pp. 201-204. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

It is important to have some idea of the magnitude of loss of electrolytes from the horse during exercise before a feeding program can be developed to replace these losses. Since most of the electrolyte loss in the horse occurs through sweating, one method of calculating electrolyte requirements can be based on different amounts of sweat loss.

 

 

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