ENH exam 1

Question 1

What type of horse is most likely to be affected by Lethal White
Syndrome?

Answer 1

Overo

Question 2

When is the optimal time to breed a mare?

Answer 2

6-12 hours before ovulation

Question 3

What is the term used when a mare does not show behavioral estrus?

Answer 3

Silent heat

Question 4

What term describes the site on the ovary where ovulation occurs?

Answer 4

Ovulation fossa

Question 5

Which hay should be avoided when feeding pregnant mares?

Answer 5

Fescue

Question 6

Which Vitamin is most likely to be toxic when overfed?

Answer 6

Vitamin A

Question 7

Which of these is the length of a typical mare’s estrous cycle?

Answer 7

21 to 23 days

Question 8

In which walk gait would you expect the horse to have the lowest head
carriage?

Answer 8

Free walk

Question 9

Which part of the digestive tract has the largest capacity?

Answer 9

colon

Question 10

Which is a natural aid when training?

Answer 10

Voice

Question 11

Any birth less than how many days is considered premature in horses?

Answer 11

320 days

Question 12

This species of parasite causes summer sores?

Answer 12

Habronema

Question 13

How long does it take for a foal’s immune system to become functional and able to produce antibodies

Answer 13

1-2 weeks

Question 14

What is a common general term for inflammation of the intestine

Answer 14

Enteritis

Question 15

To what side of the heart does blood return from the body

Answer 15

Right

Question 16

What is the enzyme in the stomach hat breaks down most proteins and polypeptides aiding in digestion

Answer 16

Pepsin

Question 17

What hormone stimulates there sweating response in horses

Answer 17

Epinephrine

Question 18

How many days are there from foaling to ovulation

Answer 18

10 days

Question 19

What is another name for inflammation of the hocks in horses

Answer 19

Distal tarsitis

Question 20

What is EPM

Answer 20

It is a disease that causes inflammation or the brain

Question 21

What is another term for information it the stomach

Answer 21

Gastritis

Question 22

What is neuritis

Answer 22

Inflammation of nerves on a horses spine (similar to EPM)

Question 23

Periosteum

Answer 23

A tough membrane that covers the bones throughout the body except at points of articulation