Nutrition

Question 1

what VFA accounts for 70% of horses energy supply

Answer 1

Butyrate

Question 2

what VFA is in highest abundance and is sometimes seen as the most important

Answer 2

Acetate

Question 3

worry when feeding CSM

Answer 3

gossypol poisoning

Question 4

what is caused by a calcium deficiency

Answer 4

metabolic bone disease

Question 5

what is phosphorous used for

Answer 5

bone formation

Question 6

what macro mineral in excess causes big head disease? why?

Answer 6

Phosphorous. it binds Ca in SI and prevents absorption

Question 7

importance of potassium

Answer 7

-maintains osmotic pressure
influences muscle activity

Question 8

where is potassium mostly found

Answer 8

inside cells

Question 9

Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Answer 9

issue balancing potassium in cells leads to disrupted osmotic function

Question 10

what horse bred a lot of halter horses and is seen as the sire of hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

Answer 10

Impressive

Question 11

job of sodium chloride

Answer 11

-maintain cell integrity
-acid base balance

Question 12

importance of Na in diet

Answer 12

nerve transmission

Question 13

importance of Cl in diet

Answer 13

forms HCl

Question 14

symptoms of NaCl deficiency

Answer 14

decreased feed and water intake

Question 15

importance of magnesium in diet

Answer 15

muscle contraction

Question 16

what micromineral deficiency leads to goiter

Answer 16

iodine

Question 17

what is goiter

Answer 17

enlarged thyroid

Question 18

importance of copper

Answer 18

hemoglobin formation

Question 19

importance of zinc

Answer 19

metabolism of CHOs, proteins, and fats

Question 20

importance of iodine

Answer 20

regulate basal metabolic rate

Question 21

Vitamin D2 location vs D3

Answer 21

D2: ergocalciferol-plant products
D3: cholecalciferol-animal products

Question 22

what vitamin deficiency causes white muscle disease

Answer 22

E

Question 23

job of B-complex vitamins

Answer 23

catalysts in energy metabolism

Question 24

how long can horse go without water

Answer 24

less than 5 days

Question 25

how many gallons of water do horses loose through sweat

Answer 25

7

Question 26

how many gallons of water does a non active horse drink a day

Answer 26

10-12

Question 27

length of small intestine

Answer 27

60 ft

Question 28

relative size of stomach compared to digestive tract

Answer 28

10%

Question 29

pelvic flexure

Answer 29

narrow, and colon turns back on itself

Question 30

causes of digestion problems

Answer 30

-pelvic flexure -constriction from right dorsal colon to small colon -ileocecal junction

Question 31

ileocecal junction

Answer 31

change in diameter and direction

Question 32

average/healthy temp for a horse

Answer 32

99-101

Question 33

causes of impaction

Answer 33

-damage to ileocecal junction or pelvic flexure -parasites -low H2O intake

Question 34

biggest and longest parasite

Answer 34

roundworms

Question 35

bile aids in the digestion of what nutrient

Answer 35

fat