SHB Category: B, Reproduction Flashcards
Left off with question #555 on page 77 Pages 39-91 (270 cards)
When a stallion extends his neck upward and curls his upper lip during the teasing process, what is the action called?
Flehman reflex or olfactory reflex
What term describes a mare that is not pregnant and was not bred in the previous or current season?
Open mare
A colt is considered a cryptorchid if its testes have not descended by what age?
15 months
What are the designated sex chromosomes of the stallion and the mare?
Stallion-XY, Mare-XX
What is the most common cause of abnormal sexual behavior leading to infertility?
Mismanagement
What is the term for a mare that is not pregnant but was bred in the previous or current season?
Barren mare
What is the term for a mare that is nursing a foal?
Wet mare
What injection should be given to the mare and foal after parturition?
Tetanus antitoxin
What term describes a mare that has never been bred?
Maiden mare
What controls the expression of traits of the horse and are located on chromosomes?
Genes
How long does an ovum live after ovulation if pregnancy does not occur?
12-24 hours
What is the recommended age to wean foals?
4-6 months
What is the expulsion of the fetus prior to 300 days of gestation?
Abortion
What is the length of the average gestation period?
335-340 days
At what age does the mare’s reproductive abilities start to decrease?
After 16 years
What is the initial step in breeding a mare?
Restraining the mare
When is the optimal time to breed a mare?
Just before ovulation
What is the first thing that should be done when a foal is first born?
Check if it’s breathing
Why should straw be used in a foaling stall?
Shavings and similar materials will stick to the wet nostrils of a newborn foal and may suffocate it
What is the best test of a breeding animal?
Type of offspring it produces
Most mares should be kept in a box stall for how long prior to foaling?
1 week
The rupture of the follicle refers to what?
Ovulation
What term describes the techniques of estrus detection?
Teasing
How long does estrus period usually last in a mare?
5-7 days