Health Management

Question 1

what are some ways a horse can get an infectious disease?

Answer 1

pathogen in the environment, other animals, parasitic, bacterial and viral

Question 2

what are some ways a horse can het a non-infectious disease?

Answer 2

environmental conditions; management, genetic, nutritional

Question 3

non-infectious diseases are not often cured by what?

Answer 3

meds

Question 4

what were the two examples listed as non-infectious diseases?

Answer 4

herda, rain rot

Question 5

what is the best way to help prevent breakouts of diseases in herds?

Answer 5

sanitation

Question 6

what should you do with new or sick horses in your herd?

Answer 6

isolate

Question 7

what does lethargy mean?

Answer 7

lack of energy

Question 8

signs of respiratory illness

Answer 8

lethargy, nasal discharge, pus in eye, cough, fever

Question 9

equine herpesvirus types 1 and 4; nasal discharge and abortion in the 8th to 11th month or weak foal

Answer 9

rhinopneumonitis

Question 10

high fever, cough, nasal discharge

Answer 10

influenza

Question 11

foal pneumonia

Answer 11

rhodococcus

Question 12

streptococcus bacterium, young horses most susceptible, high temperature, abscesses, vaccination when epidemic breaks out

Answer 12

strangles

Question 13

“lock jaw” caused by clostridium tenant, “nerve-tissue poison”

Answer 13

tetanus

Question 14

clostridium botulinum, “shaker foal syndrome” adults exhibit paralysis, staggers

Answer 14

botulism

Question 15

“sleeping sickness” fever, trouble seeing, stagger, (WEE, EEE, VEE)

Answer 15

encephalomyelitis

Question 16

swamp fever, viral disease, fever, anemia, weight loss, edema, and death, coggins test

Answer 16

equine infectious anemia (EIA)

Question 17

symptoms develop between 3-14 days after being bitten by affected mosquito; ataxia, depression, weakness of limbs, partial paralysis and death

Answer 17

west nile virus

Question 18

water and feed contaminated by protozoa, muscle atrophy, ataxia, similar to other problems, treatment is $$$

Answer 18

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Question 19

what are three annual shots?

Answer 19

eastern, western, encephalomyelitis

Question 20

annual (toxoid) or at time of injury (antitoxin)

Answer 20

tetanus

Question 21

equine herpesvirus type 1 and 4, 5, 7, 9 months are often in high risk areas

Answer 21

rhinopneumonitis

Question 22

west nile virus

check for epidemic areas

Answer 22

west nile virus

Question 23

annually or more often put in high risk situations

Answer 23

influenza

Question 24

what are parasites?

Answer 24

small organisms that live on or in a host organism and derive their food from it

Question 25

parasites can be what?

Answer 25

detrimental or beneficial; must control harmful parasites

Question 26

parasite infestations can do what?

Answer 26

reduce growth, performance, digestive efficiency, lower visual appeal, damage to organs, fatal sometimes

Question 27

symptoms of parasite infections?

Answer 27

weakness, poor body condition, emaciation, potbelly, tucked up flanks, rough hair coat, slow growth

Question 28

ticks, lice, chiggers, gnats, mosquitos, flies are what type of parasites?

Answer 28

external

Question 29

among the largest parasites, problem in young horses, older horses develop immunity, damage everything in the body, coughing and nasal secretions seen in infected foals, eggs are very resistant to environmental conditions and can live for years, keep environment free from egg contamination and deworm

Answer 29

ascarids (roundworms)

Question 30

54 species of large and small infest horses, small less pathogenic than large large cause arterial damage and small blood clots in arteries grazing with cattle and sheep are helpful because they eat the eggs and still function as normal, routine deworming

Answer 30

strongyles

Question 31

not very damaging to the horses, causes an itching sensation around the anus area, so horse rubs tail

Answer 31

pinworms

Question 32

foals are very susceptible, causes "foal heat scours" in young foals, disappears when foal acquires immunity (~6 months old)

Answer 32

threadworms

Question 33

attack to stomach wall (or remain free), responsible for "summer sores

Answer 33

stomach worms

Question 34

3 species of botflies affect horses, damage to stomach

Answer 34

stomach bots

Question 35

infestation frequency is low in most areas, horses doesn't usually show clinical signs

Answer 35

tapeworms

Question 36

fecal removal and disposal, regular deworming, pasture rotation and management, keeping fly populations down are all ways to help what?

Answer 36

parasite control

Question 37

popular, kills invading larvae

Answer 37

ivermectin

Question 38

good expect for bots and stomach worms

Answer 38

benzimidazoles (fenbendazole)

Question 39

good for bots and stomach worms

Answer 39

organophosphates

Question 40

resistance is always a what?

Answer 40

threat

Question 41

you need to do what with your dewormers?

Answer 41

rotate