Feeding and Management of Foals and Growing Horses

Markku Saastamoinen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, graduated at the University of Helsinki in Animal Science (animal nutrition and animal genetics). He published his doctorial thesis on 'Genetic and Environmental Parameter for Measures of Racing Performance in Standardbred and Finnhorse Trotters' at the University of Helsinki. Markku is currently working as a senior scientist in Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) on several topics related to horses and horse production, and as a lecturer in equine nutrition and management at the University of Helsinki. He has published scientific and popular publications on equine nutrition, genetics, management, exercise physiology, and equine economy, and edited textbooks on equine nutrition. He has held several national and European positions in scientific and horse organizations and committees and has been president of the Equine Workshop on Equine Nutrition (EWEN) as well as a secretary and vice president of the Horse Commission ofthe European Association of Animal Science (EAAP).

馬庫·薩斯塔莫寧（Markku Saastamoinen），博士，高級科學家，畢業於赫爾辛基大學，專攻動物科學（動物營養與動物遺傳學）。他在赫爾辛基大學發表了題為「標準賽馬和芬蘭馬的賽跑表現的遺傳與環境參數」的博士論文。馬庫目前在芬蘭自然資源研究所（LUKE）擔任高級科學家，研究與馬及馬匹生產相關的多個主題，同時也是赫爾辛基大學的馬匹營養與管理講師。他在馬匹營養、遺傳學、管理、運動生理學和馬匹經濟等領域發表了科學和普及性出版物，並編輯了馬匹營養的教科書。他在多個國家和歐洲的科學及馬匹組織和委員會中擔任過職位，曾擔任馬匹營養工作坊（Equine Workshop on Equine Nutrition, EWEN）主席，以及歐洲動物科學協會（European Association of Animal Science, EAAP）馬匹委員會的秘書和副主席。