Unsoundness And Blemishes Flashcards
Unsoundness and blemishes in head
Cataract
Blindness
Moon blindness
Poll evil
Roman nose
Parrot mouth
Undershot jaw
Ewe neck
Fistula of the withers
Sweeney
is an opaqueness or cloudiness of the cornea of the eye
cataract
Is the partial or complete loss of vision in the eye
blindness
is a cloudiness or inflammation of the eye that occurs at repeated intervals. It may result in permanent blindness.
Moon blindness
Is an inflammation and swelling of the poll. It often results from bruising.
Poll evil
is a faulty conformation.
Roman nose
is a condition where the upper jaw overshoots the lower jaw.
Parrot mouth
Is a condition in which the upper jaw is shorter than the lower jaw. Neck
undershot jaw
is a faulty conformation of the neck. Withers and Shoulders
Ewe neck
is an inflammation and swelling in the area of the withers. It often results from
bruising.
Fistula of the withers
is a decrease in the size of a muscle or group of muscles, usually in the area of the shoulder
Sweeney
unsoundness and blemishes in front legs
shoe boiled or capped elbow
knee sprung
calf-knee
splints
wind-puff
bowed tendons
is a swelling at the point of the elbow.
Shoe boil or capped elbow
(also called buck-kneed or over in the knee) is a bending forward of the knee. This is a faulty
conformation.
Knee sprung
(also called back at the knees) is a condition in which the knees bend backward. This is a faulty
conformation.
Calf-kneed
are deposits of bone that occur on the upper, inside part of the cannon bone.
splints
is a puff y swelling that occurs on either side of the tendons above the fetlock or knee.
Wind-puff
are swellings of the tendons on the back of the leg. Th is may occur on either the front or back legs.
Bowed tendons