Concentrate feed – Critically evaluate nutritional requirements, factors influencing choice of diet and pathologies associated feeding practices in horses, in the context of their origins, digestive physiology and metabolism.

Concentrate feed – friend or foe?

 

 

 

Background and learning outcome assessed You are a freelance equine nutritionist, writing articles which you hope to get published in leading equine magazines, providing informative and evidence based advice to horse owners. For this assignment you are required to write a feature article, suitable for publication in an equine magazine such as ‘Horse and Hound’ or ‘Horse’, titled: Concentrate feed – friend or foe? This assessment addresses the following module learning outcome: • Critically evaluate nutritional requirements, factors influencing choice of diet and pathologies associated feeding practices in horses, in the context of their origins, digestive physiology and metabolism.
 This assignment helps you explore and draw links between different areas of equine nutrition. It also encourages you to develop a new style of writing, which may be of use in your future careers, through learning to write informatively and concisely for a knowledgeable lay audience. This link can be useful as well. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/reading/reader.action?docID=1319491&query=#