Title: Define terms associated with practical horse nutrition.
Course: Equine Science (18104-18) > Section: Understanding Horse Nutrition

Definition should include

- fats
- proteins
- minerals
- vitamins
- crude protein (CP)
- digestible energy (DE)
- total digestible nutrients (TDN)
- amino acids
- roughage
- concentrates
- as-fed basis
- dry-matter basis
- forage
- legume
- palatable
- silage
- pasturing
- supplement
- grain.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is one compound that is important to a horse but has no nutritional value?
- Why is the horse considered a monogastric species and not a ruminant?
- Why are most rations balanced on a dry-matter basis rather than on an as-fed basis?
- What two types of salt and mineral blocks do horses need and what are their purpose?