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A feed tag typically indicates the identity, quality, and proportion of each ingredient a mixed feed or concentrate |
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Two feeds can have identical guaranteed analysis and yet differ greatly in ingredients, ingredient quality, and physical form |
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Feeds manufactured in a least cost formulation and variable in ingredient makeup and are usually less expensive than feeds manufactured with a fixed formula. |
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Higher in Protein
Higher in Fiber
More Digestable
Lower in molds and mycotoxins |
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| As compared to corn, oats are usually... |
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| The V-Vitamins _______ is often supplemented to improve hoof growth and quality. |
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| Vitamin A is stored in what organ of the equine body? |
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| _____ are a class of forage plants whose roots have nodules of nitrogen fixing bacteria which enable them to form proteins |
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| What is the most important single factor affecting hay quality? |
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| which cereal grain usually is the lease cost provider of a unit of energy? |
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| In which area of the horses does most microbial fermentation of roughage occur |
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| area of digestive track where water is absorbed from ingesting |
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| essential amino acid most often limited in horses rations |
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| internal digestive organ that holds feed stuff for the shortest time |
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| nutrient most effected by level of activity/work load |
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| ideal ratio of calcium/phosphorous in a growing horse |
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| name on essential trace mineral |
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| the mineral that helps with vision |
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| which nutrient can a horse live without for the shortest time |
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| takes them from herself, ex calcium from bones |
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| if the diet of lactating mare lacks minerals how does she get what is needed |
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FSH stimulates follicular development
LH stimulates ovulation |
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| Two pituitary hormones, called gonadotropins specifically target the ovaries to control reporductive functions. Which stimulates follicular development and which stiumulates ovulations? |
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| what hormone can we inject into a mare, either to cause milk letdown or cause uterine contractionds to stimulate labor |
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| to protect against viral abortion, pregnant mares should be vaccinated with ___ during months 3, 5, 7, and 9 of gestation |
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| mares should be removed from endophyte infected fescue pasture at least ____ days before expected foaling |
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| a foal alert onitor is sutured into the ______ of the mare to send a signal at the onset of labor or parturition |
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| in order to recieve protectifve antibodies, a foal should recieve colostrum within ___ hrs after birth |
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| normal gestation length in mares is about ____ days post ovulation |
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| in a normal presentation, the birth of a foal will usually take place in _____ minutes |
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| what is the most reliable method of detecting pregnancy |
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| pregnant mares should never lose weight during the ____ period of gestation |
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| front legs followed by the head, nose first |
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| briefly describe the normal presentation of a foal at birth |
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| The proces of an egg or ova being released from the ovarian follicle is called_____ and is stimulated by the pituitary hormone _____. |
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| The period of sexual receptivity within the estrous cycle is termed ___, and normally lasts _____. |
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| The period of sexual non-receptivity within the cycle is dominated by progesterone activity and is called ____, normally lasting about ____ days. |
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| corpus luteum, progestrone |
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| The ovarian follicle, after ovulation, develops into a structure called teh ____, which secretes _______. |
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| The progressive movemnt of sperm cells is called |
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| seminiferous tubules, testicles |
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| Sperm cells are produced in the ___________ (specific structure) of the stallion's primary sex organ the _______ |
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| Nam eon of the stallion's three accessory sex glands which secrete seminal fluid |
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| exposing mares to a stallion to detect estrus or heat is called |
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| predicting time of ovulstion can best be accomplished by _____ and/or ____ performed by an experienced equine vet |
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less risk of infection
cover more mares
reduce injury risk to mare |
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| list three advantages of artificial insemination in horses |
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| Alternative forms of each gene are refered to as ___ a horse inherits one of each alternative from each parent |
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| Chromosomes contain pairs of minute particles of DNA called ____ which determines all hereditary characteristics |
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| gene changes, or a sudden variation taht is passed on through inheritance |
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| gene has its full effect whether or not it is paired with a like gene or with a contrasting allele |
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| how frequently will homoygous recessive appear whn two heterozygous individuals are mated. |
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| teh percentage of the variation in a quantitative trait (such as racing performance) that can be attributed to inheritance is termed |
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| based on actual performance record studies which traits have the highest heritablity estimate |
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| which have two pairs of x-chromosomes |
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| a factor or genetic trait which results int he deasth of an animal is called |
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| speed and agility/swiftness |
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| prior to domestication, horses were genetically changed by natural sselection or survival of the fittest. What traits were favored under natural selection? |
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| laminitis or founder most frequently affects the forefeet. laminitis int eh rear feet or all four feet is most frequently cause by |
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| sprains of the suspensary ligament occurs most often in the |
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| the exostoses known a s "splints" occur in what part of the horse's anatomy? |
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| the "old" or common term for a subsolar abcess of teh foot is |
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| capped hocks are physical result in most cases of what vices |
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| shin bucks, often causing a temporary period of unsoundnbess, occur in what location in the horse's limb structure |
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| an enlargement of the hock, whether hard or soft, is commonly |
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| a vertical crack in the hoof wall, extending downard from the coronet, is called a |
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| severe laminitis frequently causes a rotation of the ____ bone, detectable by radiographs |
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| sickle hocked horses are prone to develop |
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| ringbone is an exostoses involving what bones |
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Centrals -
Intermediate -
Corners - 4 1/2 yrs |
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At what age do the following incisors appear as permanent teeth?
Centrals
intermediate
Corners |
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| at what agedo teh canine teeth normally appear in male horses |
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| galvayne's groove appears in which teeth at about age 10 |
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| cribbing, enviroment, or feed |
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| unnatural wear due to ___, ___, or ___ can make it difficult to estimate age. |
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| the number of lumbar vertebrae usually found in arabians is |
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knee - carpals
hock- tarsals
fore cannon - metacarpals
rear cannon - metatarsals
stifle - patella |
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what bones underlie the following parts of the horse?
knee
hock
fore cannon
rear cannon
stifle |
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| which is normally more upright or less sloping, the fore pastern or the rear? |
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| which is a natural two beat diagonal gait |
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| which is a three beat gait |
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| which is more likely to interfere, a splay footed horse or a pigeon-toed horse |
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| in the evolution of the horse, the first ancestor of the modern horse to walk on a single toe (monodactyl) was |
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| teh sycthians of central asia |
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| domestication of the horse probably began with |
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| the wild horse of Flanders was teh forerunners of teh great war horse of the middle ages who in time was the forerunner of |
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| the first noted breeder of mules and imporver of Jackstock in the country |
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| which, if either, qualifies, by definition, as a breed, the american creme or teh palomino? why? |
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| of the following breeds which was not genetically influenced by the arabian horse? |
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| most five gaited hroses of today come from which breed? |
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| of the following warmblood breeds which is the most popular breed in europe |
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| name on of the two draft breeds that frequently reach weights of one ton or more at maturity |
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paint is a breed
pinto is a color |
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| what is teh difference between a paint and a pinto |
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