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DC4H HS Flashcards Deck 2

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  1. are finger-like projections that maximize the surface area of the intestine. - HS 29
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VILLI

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  1. The ileum is the last region of the . - HS 30
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Small intestine

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  1. What are the five parts of the large intestine? -HS 30
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Cecum, Large Colon, Small Colon, Rectum, Anus

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  1. The is the first portion of the large intestine. - HS 31
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CECUM

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  1. Due to the nature of the tight turn, the is a common site of impaction. - HS 31
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Pelvic flexure

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  1. The primary function of the is the formation of fecal balls. - HS 31
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Small Colon

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  1. What are the five types of nutrients horses require? -HS 32
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Water, Energy, Protein, Vitamins, Minerals

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  1. is important because it regulates body temperature. - HS 32
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WATER

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  1. Digestible nutrient is that part of each nutrient which is . - HS 32
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DIGESTED

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  1. protein is that part of the total protein of a feed that can be utilized by the animal. - HS 32
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DIGESTIVE

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  1. is the entire feed allowed an animal during a 24-hour day whether all is given at one time or at different times. - HS 32
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RATION

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  1. ration is a ration that contains all of the digestible nutrients that will properly nourish an animal for 24 hours. - HS 32
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BALANCED

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  1. ration is a ration that furnishes just enough of each of the nutrients required to support an animal. - HS 32
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MAINTENANCE

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  1. The sum of the digestible protein, digestible CHO, and digestible fat is known as TDN, or ___. - HS 32
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Total digestible nutrients

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  1. minerals are the minerals that are needed in very small amounts for the normal functioning of the body. - HS 32
    Trace
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TRACE

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  1. is a plant pigment that is the precursor of vitamin A. - HS 33
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CAROTENE

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  1. are chemical substances used in the treatment of infections diseases. - HS 33
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ANTIBIOTICS

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  1. carbohydrates include sugars and starches. - HS 33
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SIMPLE

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  1. carbohydrates include cellulose and other fibers. - HS 33
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COMPLEX

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  1. Digested fats provide approximately times more usable energy than carbohydrates or proteins. - HS 33
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2.25

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  1. Excess fat consumed is stored as . - HS 33
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FAT

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  1. consists of long chains of many amino acids. - HS 33
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PROTEIN

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  1. are the “building blocks” from which bodies are built. - HS 33
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Amino Acids

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  1. There are amino acids. - HS 33
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26
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  1. Of the amino acids, has been found to be the most essential to the horse. - HS 33
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LYSINE

27
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  1. Excess is excreted in the urine. - HS 34
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NITROGEN

28
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  1. If you have a lot of legumes in your pasture or hay, then the protein content of your forage may be . - HS 34
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HIGH

29
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  1. What are the two groups of vitamins? - HS 34
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Fat-soluble, Water soluble

30
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  1. What are the four fat-soluble vitamins? -HS 34
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A, D, E, K

31
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  1. The fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed with fat, and excess is stored either in the or fat cells. - HS 34
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LIVER

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  1. What are the two water soluble vitamins? - HS 34
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C, B-complex

33
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  1. All of the B vitamins and vitamin K are produced by . - HS 35
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BACTERIA

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  1. The horse’s skin contains compounds that are converted to vitamin D when activated by . - HS 35
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SUNLIGHT

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  1. is basically the burning of a substance to produce energy. - HS 35
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OXIDATION

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  1. The horse can make vitamin in its liver or kidneys. - HS 35
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C

37
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  1. What are the two groups of minerals? - HS 35
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Macro-minerals, Micro-minerals

38
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  1. is needed for digestion in the stomach as hydrochloric acid. - HS 36
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CHLORIDE

39
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  1. is a pigment that gives hair and skin its color. - HS 36
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MELANIN

40
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  1. Hemoglobin molecules carry to cells. - HS 36
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OXYGEN

41
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  1. is needed for the production of cobalamine. - HS 36
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COBALT

42
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  1. What are the three main types of feed? -HS 37
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Forages, Concentrates, Mixed feeds

43
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  1. What are the two main forms of forages? - HS 37
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Dry forages, Pastures

44
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  1. What are the two basic types of forages? - HS 37
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Grasses, Legumes

45
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  1. Pellets are made by processing lush growing, highly nutritious forage through a heated dryer called a . - HS 38
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DEHYDRATOR

46
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  1. Horses should be rotated to fresh pasture every weeks or sooner. - HS 39
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TWO

47
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  1. Soybean meal, cottonseed meal, peanut meal, and linseed meal are called “ supplements.” - HS 39
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AL EAN MEAL

48
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  1. Always feed grain concentrates by , not volume. - HS 40
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WEIGHT

49
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  1. Beet pulp is a highly digestible source. - HS 40
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FIBER

50
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  1. is a commercially balanced coarse, tasty mixture of grain, a protein source, vitamins, and lots of molasses. - HS 41
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Sweet Feed

51
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  1. What are the three reasons you should be concerned with maintaining the proper health of your horse? -HS 45
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Responsibility to all animals in your care, any time your horse is ill it will prevent you from using it, costs time and money

52
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  1. Parasites are particularly harmful to foals and young horses up to years of age. - HS 46
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TWO

53
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  1. A(n) disease is one caused by the presence of a living foreign organism. - HS 47
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INFECTIOUS

54
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  1. A(n) disease is one that may be transmitted from one animal to another by direct or indirect contact. - HS 47
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CONTAGIOUS

55
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  1. When the ability to produce disease is great, the organisms are referred to as . - HS 47
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VIRULENT

56
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  1. An animal’s ability to resist a particular organism is know as . - HS 47
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IMMUNITY

57
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  1. is a means of artificially stimulating the immunity of the animal without giving it an actual disease. - HS 47
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VACCINATION

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  1. When the organisms are completely killed and the products of their growth is used to stimulate immunity, the preparation is known as a . - HS 47
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BACTERIN

59
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  1. If the host and invading organisms reach a “stand-off,” and the infection makes little or no headway but persists for a long time, it is known as a infection. - HS 47
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AIHE

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  1. Cases are if the invading organisms rapidly overcome the resistance of the animal and death usually ensues unless rapid resistance to the organism is developed by the host or suitable treatment is received. - HS 47
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ACUTE

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  1. The virus of rabies is eliminated through the glands. - HS 47
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SALIVARY

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  1. The rearhand assembly serves to push the horse along in motion. - HS 7
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TRUE

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