Missed Questions Quizzes 6-10, Final

______ are permanent hair whorls that cannot be brushed or clipped out.

• Dimples

• Chestnuts

• Tattoos

• Cowlicks

Cowlicks

In a ____ feeding classification program, the requirements for energy increase 25 percent, 50 percent, and 100 percent above maintenance, respectively.

• maintenance

• work

• pregnancy

• lactation

work

The average age to wean a foal is between ____ months.

• 2, 3

• 4, 6

• 5, 7

• 5, 8

4, 6

Foals are especially susceptible to this disease. It is an acute upper respiratory infection with severe nasal discharge. Exposure signs include a high temperature, depression, loss of appetite, and a mild cough.

Rhinopneumonitis

Because severe laminitis can occur, what type of bedding should never be used for horses?

• Straw

• Pine shavings

• Black walnut shavings

• Shredded newspaper

Black walnut shavings

What breed of horse uses freeze branding to identify purebred horses among their registry?

• Paints

• Thoroughbreds

• Arabians

• Saddlebreds

Arabians

What is the average volume of ejaculate from a stallion?

• 3-5 mL

• 10 mL

• 30 mL

• 60-100 mL

60-100 mL

Which part of the stallion reproductive tract produces sperm?

• Seminal vesicles

• Vas deferens

• Emididymis

• Testicles

Testicles

What diseases can affect the Friesian horse?

A horse with the dominant allele ______ typically lacks pigment in its skin and hair at birth.

• W

• G

• A

• C

W

A lethal white foal can be born any time any paint horse is bred?

False

What shape is the mare's uterus?

• Heart

• Y

• V

• S

Y

____ is usually accompanied by a small frog.

A contracted heel

Most horses urinate about every _____ hours.

4 to 6

Medium-sized, hard-working horses may need as much as ____ pounds or more of grain and an equal amount of hay daily to maintain body weight, whereas idle adult horses may get fat on grass alone.

12

Most horses’ hooves are trimmed and shod every 4 to 6 weeks.

False

during gamete formation in a horse, the 64 chromosome pairs of a cell duplicate.

false.

the freisian is considered a warmblood.

false.

Warmblood horses exhibit a body temperature 3 degrees above normal.

False.

Horses that are pigeon-toed and/or have a tendency to scalp can be corrected by careful trimming.

True

What substance when introduced into an organism induces an immune response consisting of the production of a circulating antibody?

Antigen

Taller, larger-framed horses with prominent withers may appear to be leaner than shorter, smaller-framed horses with similar body conditions. This factor may need to be considered when scoring a horse’s body condition.

True

______ hay infected with endophyte fungus causes reproductive problems in mares if fed during late pregnancy.

Fescue

Muscles are red flesh or lean meat compose about ___ percent of the total body weight.

50%

The ___ make up about 65% of the horse digestive system.

cecum and colon

A horny substance that protects the sensitive inner portions of the foot.

Sole