Husbandry

Question 1

weanling

Answer 1

young horse, from weaning to first bday

Question 2

yearling

Answer 2

1 yr to 1 1/2 years

Question 3

long yearling

Answer 3

1 1/2 years to 2nd bday

Question 4

colt

Answer 4

intact male between 2 and 3 yrs

Question 5

filly

Answer 5

female between 2 and 3 yrs

Question 6

Pulse rate

Answer 6

28-44 bpm

Question 7

temp

Answer 7

99-101.5 F

102 may be normal in warm weather or for an indiviual

Question 8

respiration

Answer 8

6-12 bpm

Question 9

What is called the
“knee” in the
forelimb of a horse
would be called the
___ in the human

Answer 9

wrist joint

Question 10

What abdominal
organ is absent in
the horse and rat?

Answer 10

gallbladder

Question 11

Which of the
following forms the
tail of the horse?

Answer 11

coccygeal vetebrae

Question 12

anatomy

Bars

Answer 12

V-shaped depression on the distal
surface of the hoof

Question 13

anatomy

Frog

Answer 13

V-shaped pad of soft horn between
the bars on the sole of the hoof

Question 14

anatomy

Heel bulb:

Answer 14

Swollen part of the hoof wall and
adjacent soft tissue at the back of the hoof

Question 15

anatomy

Hoof

Answer 15

Hard, horny covering of the digit of
ungulates

Question 16

anatomy

Hoof wall

Answer 16

hard, horny covering of the hoof

Question 17

anatomy

Lamina

Answer 17

Sensitive tissue that attaches the
hofo wall to the underlying foro structures

Question 18

anatomy

Quarter

Answer 18

Medial and lateral aspects of the
hoof

Question 19

anatomy

Sole

Answer 19

Palmar and plantar surfaces hoof

Question 20

anatmy

toe

Answer 20

cranial aspect of the hoof

Question 21

anatomy

white line

Answer 21

the fusion between the wall and the sole of the hoof

Question 22

Vertebral formula

Answer 22

(C7 T18 L6 S5 C18-23)

Question 23

leg anatomy

knee

Answer 23

carpus

Question 24

anatomy

cannon bone

Answer 24

metacarpal bone

Question 25

# anatomy fetlock joint

Answer 25

joint where the cannon bone, proximal sesamoids and long pastern meet

Question 26

# anatomy pastern bones

Answer 26

long pastern: first phalanx short pastern: second phalanx

Question 27

# anatom coffin bone

Answer 27

third phalanx

Question 28

# anatomy navicular bone

Answer 28

distal phalanx

Question 29

urine output

Answer 29

5-15 L/day

Question 30

male donkey

Answer 30

jack

Question 31

fem donkey

Answer 31

jenny

Question 32

mule

Answer 32

cross between a male and female horse

Question 33

molly

Answer 33

female mule with an estrous cycle

Question 34

hinny

Answer 34

cross between a female donkey and ale horse

Question 35

What type of placenta do horses have?

Answer 35

diffuse

Question 36

what is the most common cause of infertility in horses

Answer 36

UTI's , often is clinically silent

Question 37

clinical signs of impending parturition

Answer 37

* edema of the legs and plaque of edema on the ventral abdomen * udder enlarges approx 2 to 4 wks before foaling * waxing of the teats approx 24 to 48 hrs after waxing * vulva swells * discharge * pelvic ligaments relax

Question 38

stage 1 of parturition

Answer 38

* lasts 2 to 4 hrs * relestnessness; pacing and sweating occurs * shows disinterest in food

Question 39

signs of stage 2 parturition

Answer 39

* Lasts 20 to 30 minutes. * Begins with breaking of water. * Fetus delivered.

Question 40

signs of stage 3 parturitions

Answer 40

*Lasts 4 to 6 hours. * Placenta passes. *Keep placenta to fully examine*

Question 41

what are signs of malpositioning ?

Answer 41

* Appearance of nose with no hooves * One hoof showing * Hooves that are not facing the ground * Any failure of any part of fetus to appear at the vulva within 20-30 minutes of rupture of chorioallantoic sac * Strenuous contractions with no progress for 10 minutes * Hoof soles facing dorsally * Foal in dorso-pubic position * Foal With posterior presentation and flexion of head, neck or lims

Question 42

# neonatal when should spontaneous breathing begin for neonates after birth

Answer 42

30 to 60 seconds

Question 43

what should normal clonical findings for heart rate and respirstpry look like 5 min after birth

Answer 43

HR >~ 60 RR >~ 60

Question 44

when long until the foal be standing after birth

Answer 44

60 min after birth

Question 45

around when should the foal begin nursing

Answer 45

60 to 180 min after birth

Question 46

when does first urination expected to occur

Answer 46

10 hrs after birth

Question 47

when should the first meconium be passed

Answer 47

24 hrs after birth

Question 48

what is the leading cause of sickness and death in foals 0-7 days

Answer 48

neonatal bacterial septicemia | failure of antibody transfer from colostrum

Question 49

how do we verify adequate passive transfer

Answer 49

blood sample from foal to confirm IgG

Question 50

foal temp

Answer 50

90F - 101.5F

Question 51

pulse rate of foals

Answer 51

≥60 at 5 minutes 75 - 100 for first week of life

Question 52

Respiratory Rate of foals

Answer 52

≥60 at 5 minutes 60-80 for first 1-2 hours 30-40 for first month

Question 53

MM foal

Answer 53

Dark pink to pink to pale pink Mild icterus not uncommon

Question 54

CRT of foals

Answer 54

1-2 sec

Question 55

ear pinnae foal finding

Answer 55

Examine for icterus and petechiae

Question 56

what is patent urachus

Answer 56

foal is urinating out through the umbilicus and their penis or vulva

Question 57

how many hands would be considered a horse

Answer 57

14.5 hands high or greater

Question 58

how many hands to be considered a pony

Answer 58

up to or less than 14.5 hh

Question 59

Agalactia

Answer 59

the absence of milk production in an animal that should be producing milk.