Bmax Quiz 4

Question 1

Which is not a common cause of weight loss in horses? (You may pick more than one answer)
 A. Cancer	
 B. Dental disease	
 C. Parasitism	
 D. Poor feed quality	
E. Deep mud around water source	
 F. Worrying by another horse	
 G. Performance training

Answer 1

A. Cancer

Question 2

An owner asks you to examine her horse for weight loss. The horse has a body condition score of 4.5 out of 9 (normal). The correct information to tell the owner is that her horse doesn’t have a problem with weight loss.

True
False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following statements apply to proliferative enteropathy?
A. It is a disease of neonatal foals that is caused by Clostridium difficele
B. It is a disease of older horses that is caused by heavey parasite infestation
C. It is a disease of weanling foals caused by Lawsonia intracellularis
D. It is a diseases of weanling foals caused by Rhodococcus equi

Answer 3

C. It is a disease of weanling foals caused by Lawsonia intracellularis

Question 4

R. equi can cause diarrhea in foals, but this only occurs in foals that are concurrently showing signs of respiratory disease

True
False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Corona viral diarrhea differs from PHF in that very few horses develop laminitis from corona viral diarrhea, while laminitis is a fairly common complication encountered with PHF.

True
False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Gastric ulceration is associated with diarrhea in adult horses, but gastric ulcers are not considered a cause of diarrhea in young foals.

True
False

Answer 6

False