Horse Pro Final

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Horse will secrete about _____ gallons of saliva for every five gallons of dry feed.: 1
_____________ is secreted with the actual presence of food in the mouth or stomach.: Gastric Juices
The _________ ___________ is the major site of digestion.: Small Intestine
The _________ contains small populations of bacteria and protozoa.: Cecum
Water is primarily absorbed in the ___________ ___________.: Large intestine.
The _________ of the horse can be used to sort out distasteful or unpalatable feeds.: Lips
Over feeding should be avoided as it may often cause ______.: Obesity
Over feeding may also cause the __________ to rupture.: Stomach
Small amounts of feed may stay in the stomach up to _____ hours.: Three
The bacterial population can synthesize may of the ____ vitamins.: B
Digestive organ with limited storage capacity.: Stomach
Very mobile and agile: Lips
Digests fiber and cellulose.: Large intestine
Is a buffer with high mucous content.: Saliva
Moves feed at approximately 1 foot/minute: Small intestine
Primary absorption takes place in the small intestine.: Ca, Zn, CU, Mn, Fe, Mg
Slow movement of feed takes place here.: Large intestine
Substance is continually secreted as the fed progresses.: Bile
Grind and crush feed.: Teeth
Food is retained in this organ for approximately 20 min.: Stomach
No digestive enzymes are secreted here.: Cecum
Is approximately 70' in length.: Small intestine
What are symptoms of fescue toxicosis?: Abortion, extended gestation, thickened placenta, decreased milk supply.
Fastest gains in bone growth take place in _______ of life.: First year
What is correct about a diet that is too high in protein?: Expensive, affect horse's ability to perform, sweat more rapidly, increase horse's water intake.
An idle adult horse should drink approximately ____ gallons of water/100 pounds of body weight per day.: 1
Concentrates or complete feeds will NOT: Increase the cost of feed transportation.
Overly fat mares are at increased risk for: Milking poorly, dystocia, foals with deformities, high body condition score.
Minerals should be fed at _____ percent of the total diet.: .5
Seventy percent of a horse's total mineral content is:: Ca, and P
Physically good roughage should be..: cut in the early stages of maturity, bright green in color, cured properly.
Legumes are high in...: DE and Carbohydratesc. protein
Which of these cereal grains should be limited to 20% of the concentrate intake?: Wheat
Horses should be fed by their ________ __________ not by the __________ of the feed.: Body weight, volume.
Gestating mares will require little change in their diet through the _______ month of pregnancy.: 8
Foal should weigh approximately ______ % of the dam's BW at birth.: 9-12
A young horses' bones will only grow at the _______ after its born.: Epiphysis
Hormones and steroids are commonly given to young horses to enhance growth. True or false?: FALSE..it is done, just not COMMONLY
Prior to weaning a colt should be eating a minimum of ____ pounds of concentrate per 100# of body weight per day.: .75
The amount of water a horse may consume is dependent on many things, name four.: Exercise, weight, weather, health.
Describe elcampsia in a mare.: Lack of calcium in the body/milk (hypocalcimia). Ususally occurs after 10th day of foaling. Shivering/shaking, weakness, lack of appetite. Intravenous shot of Ca, Mg, and P. Almost immediately successful but will need another shot again most likely.
Valgus: Knock kneed
Vargus: Bowlegged
What are some of the indications that your horse may need his sheath cleaned?: Hard to urinate, swollen sheath, visual smegma.
The lowest calcium and phosphorus ratio in all horses, regardless of age should be:: 1.5:1
An idle 1100# horse should drink approximately _____ gallons of water/day: 12
A good source of protein for horses is:: Legumes or seeds
You cannot over dose your horse on vitamins, true or false?: FALSE
Idle horses need ________ % of their body weight in roughage daily.: 1.5
List the three structures that form the triangle indicating where to properly give an IM injection to a horse in the neck.: Nuche ligament, cervical vertebrae, cranial edge of scapula.
Horses carry the genotype for either _____ and/or ________.: Black and chestnut
Chestnut colored horses should not:: Have black points.
A doubly diluted chestnut will be ___________ in color.: Cremello.
A roan horse does not get progressively lighter with age.: True
Which are grouped as blacks?: Seal brown, black, grulla, bay. NOT GREY
This paint colored horse will only have a color across the midline.: Overo
An endurance horse running a 15 mile race will use:: Slow twitch, low glycolosis, aerobic energy.
Quarter horse running a quarter mile race will use:: Fast twitch, high glycolosis, anaerobic energy.
The normal respiration rate for an adult, resting horse is:: 8-16
The normal hear rate for an adult resting horse is: 35 bpm
Normal expiration is usually a ___________ action.: Passive
Normal inspiration is usually an _____________ action.: Active
___________- is the tough covering over the surface of the bone.: Periosteum.
The two main components of blood are.: Plasma and cells.
Normal blood volume for the adult resting horse is _____ of body weight.: 6-7%
What are the function of kidneys.: Control Water balance, control pH, control electrolyte levels, cleanse the blood.
The vomeronasal organ is:: Used an additional olfactory sensory gland.
The six parts of the respiratory system are?: Pharynx, trachea, lungs, bronchial tubes, epiglottis and mouth.
List three major functions of the skeletal system.: Movement, protection, structure.
The connection between the PNS and the CNS: Spinal cord
The nervous system is responsible for the body's __________ response to stimuli, the endocrine system is responsible for ___________ response.: Immediate and long-term.
List the four areas of hair on the horse's body that do not shed.: Lip, eye lashes, tail, mane.
List one of the two types of cells found in the trachea.: Mucus, cilliated.
The horse used the specialized panniculus muscle to do what?: Twitch at flies.
List one symptom you may see in a horse with a lacrimal duct that is plugged.: Teary eyes.
There are no sweat glands in the _________ of a horse.: Legs
Inspiration occurs primarily upon the contraction of the _________.: Diaphragm.
Affects arabian foals.: CID
Foal has a problem with the large intestine.: Lethal white.
Destroys the RBC's of the foal when nursing.: Neo-natal Isoerythrolysis
Found in the Impressive line of QH: HYPP
Result of mating two overo horses: Lethal white
Most horses die before six months of age from respiratory complications.: CID
Most foals die before six days of age: Lethal white
OFten caused by a high carbohydrate diet in a normally calm horse.: PSSM
How did the barb mustang get its name?: Arabs from the Barbary coast migration from south america.
Thoroughbreds are foudnation stock for at least four breeds of horses, name two.: Quarter horse, saddlebred, morgan, standardbred.
List two of the foundation horses of the QH association.: Steeldust, old sorrel, Peter McQ
AKA for the standardbred is the _________: American trotting horse
Just Morgan, the horse, is believed to be of what descent?: Arab/thoroughbred
The main function of the respiratory system is to provide ________ to the tissues and remove __________ products.: Oxygen ; waste.
The tendon sheath is called the _________.: Bursa
List the three accessory glands of the male horse.: Prostate, bulbourethral, seminal vessicles.
List the three types of breeding practices.: Pasture, hand and artificial insemination.
Average length of gestation for a mare is _____ days.: 340 days
Estrous cycle of the mare is approximately _____ to ____ days: 17-23
A typical mare will ovulate ______ hours before the end of estrus period.: 48
Foal heat will usually occur ____ days post foaling.: 7
__________ is the hormone to maintain pregnancy.: Progesterone
What is the time frame that the foal needs to have colostrum.: Typically within 12 hours.

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