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501 Final - Poultry, Swine, Beef, And Camelids > Equine D&D > Flashcards

Equine D&D Flashcards

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Azoturia is also known by what 3 alternate names?

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Monday Morning disease, Tying-up Syndrome, Paralytic Myoglobinuria

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What is the proper name of Monday Morning disease, Tying-up syndrome, and Paralytic Myoglobinuria

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Azoturia

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Azoturia has which two symptoms?

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Muscle pain, very dark urine

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Muscle pain and very dark urine are symptoms of what horse disease?

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Azoturia

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Abdominal pain is the symptom of what horse disease?

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Colic

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What is the primary symptom of Colic in horses?

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Abdominal pain

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What is Blistering in horses? What is it used for?

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Application of a irritating, salve-like substance, converts chronic tendonitis to acute tendonitis

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What is the term for the application of an irritating, salvelike substance onto horses to convert tendonitis from chronic to acute?

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Blistering

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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis is caused by what?

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A protozoal parasite from opossums and wild birds

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What disease is a protozoal parasite that horses contract from opossums and wild birds?

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Equine Protozoal Myoencephalitis

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What is the cause of Founder in horses? What is one behavioral symptom?

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Rotation of the coffin bone away from the hoof wall.
“Walking on eggshells”

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What horse disease is caused by the rotation of the coffin bone away from the hoof wall, characterized by “Walking on eggshells”?

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Founder

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For Founder in horses, what are four possible reasons for the coffin bone rotation?

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Sepsis, endotoxemia, grain overload, and metabolic syndrome

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Sepsis, endotoxemia, grain overload, and metabolic syndrome are four possible causes for what horse disease?

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Founder

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What is Heaves in horses? What are three symptoms?

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COPD - Upper respiratory distress, wheezing, or coughing

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What horse disease has symptoms of Upper respiratory distress, wheezing, and coughing?

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Heaves

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Equine infectious anemia is transmitted how?

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Virus carried by mosquitoes and flies, transfer of virus infective blood

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Equine infectious anemia is also known by what name? What kind of carriers can horses be? Name two tests to check for antibodies.

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Swamp fever
Chronic inapparent carrier
Coggins test or AGID test

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What horse disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and flies carrying infective blood, with horses potentially being chronic inapparent carriers?

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Equine Infectious Anemia

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What horse disease, known as Swamp Fever, can be tested for using the Coggins or AGID test?

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Equine Infectious Anemia

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Equine Encephalomyelitis is also known by what four names?

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Sleeping Sickness, VEE, WEE, EEE (Venezuelan, western, eastern)

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Sleeping sickness, VEE, WEE, and EEE are four names for what?

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Equine Encephalomyelitis

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Equine Encephalomyelitis is spread how? What methods can prevent it?

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From mosquitoes/flies, to wild birds, to rodents, to horses. Vaccine preventable

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What horse disease spreads from mosquitoes/flies, to wild birds, to rodents, to horses? It can be prevented via vaccine.

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Equine Encephalomyelitis

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Rhinopneumonitis in horses can be prevented via which measure? What are three symptoms?

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Vaccine preventable
Abortion, nasal discharge, pneumonia

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Abortion, nasal discharge, and pneumonia are symptoms of which vaccine-preventable horse disease?

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Rhinopneumonitis

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Tetanus, aka Lock Jaw, is caused by what bacterium?

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Clostridium Tetani

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Clostridium Tetani is the bacteria responsible for what disease?

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Equine Distemper is known by what common name? What are two symptoms?

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Strangles
Inflammation of upper respiratory tract and abscessation of lymph nodes

30
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Inflammation of upper respiratory tract and abscessation of lymph nodes are symptoms of Strangles aka ________ in horses

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Equine Distemper

31
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Potomac Horse Fever is caused by what?

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Ingestion of hatched aquatic insects carrying Neoricketsia risticii

32
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Ingestion of hatched aquatic insects carrying Neoricketsia risticii is the cause of what horse disease?

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Potomac Horse Fever

33
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Thrush in horses is characterized by what? What are four causes of it?

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Degeneration of the frog of the foot, caused by poor sanitation, foot conformation, trimming, or lack of exercise

34
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What are three symptoms of Thrush in horses?

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Black, thick discharge from sulcus
Edges of frog are necrotic
Strong offensive odor

35
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Black, thick discharge from sulcus, edges of frog are necrotic, and strong offensive odor are symptoms of what horse disease?

36
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Degeneration of the frog of the foot, caused by poor sanitation, poor foot conformation, poor trimming, or lack of exercise characterize which horse disease?

37
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Strongyles aka ________ are the most _______ and _______ parasite in horses.

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Bloodworms, most common and dangerous

38
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The most common and dangerous parasite in horses is known as Bloodworms aka _________

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Strongyles

39
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What damage does Strongyles cause to horses?

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Damage to the cranial mesenteric artery, causing gangrenous enteritis and colic

40
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Damage to the cranial mesenteric artery, causing gangrenous enteritis and colic are symptoms of which horse disease?

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Strongyles

41
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Ascarids aka __________ infect horses through what means? What damage do they cause?

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Roundworms
Travel to lungs, are coughed up and swallows
Rupture of intestines

42
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Roundworms aka _________ travel to the lungs of the horse, are coughed up and swallowed, causing rupture of intestines if left untreated

43
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Bog Spavin in horses has what two symptoms?

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Swelling and fluid at hock joint

44
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Bog Spavin in horses causes OCD, which stands for what? What is OCD? What are three suspected causes of OCD?

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Osteochondrosis Dessicans
Progressive breakdown of cartilage in young horses High CHO, mineral imbalance, trauma

45
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Swelling and fluid at hock joint are symptoms of which horse disease?

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Bog Spavin

46
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Osteochondrosis Dessicans causes the progressive breakdown of cartilage in young horses, and is a symptom of what horse disease?

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Bog Spavin

47
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High CHO, mineral imbalance, and trauma are three suspected causes of what horse disease, commonly linked to Bog Spavin?

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Osteochrondrosis Dessicans

48
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Bone Spavin in horses is characterized by what?

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Osteoarthritis of tarsal-metatarsal, distal intertarsal joint

49
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List four symptoms of Bone Spavin

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Incomplete ossification of central and third tarsal bones, sickle hocked, cow hocked, excessively straight hocks

50
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Incomplete ossification of central and third tarsal bones, sickle hocked, cow hocked, excessively straight hocks are symptoms of what horse disease?

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Bone Spavin

51
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Osteoarthritis of tarsal-metatarsal, distal intertarsal joint characterizes what horse disease?

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Bone Spavin

52
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Capped hock in horses is characterized by what? What is a common cause?

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Trauma to point of hock
Kicking a wall or trailer gate

53
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Trauma to the point of the hock in horses, usually caused by kicking a wall or trailer gate, is also known as what?

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Capped Hock

54
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Contracted Heel in horses is characterized by what?

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Frog or cushion of the foot is damaged and shrinks, allowing heels to come together

55
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When the frog or cushion of the foot in horses is damaged and shrinks, allowing heels to come together, it is known as what?

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Contracted Heel

56
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Hoof Cracks is characterized by what? List three possible causes.

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Vertical cracks or splits from the coronet down
Faulty conformation, brittle hooves, foot injury

57
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In horses, faulty conformation, brittle hooves, or foot injury causing vertical cracks or splits from the coronet down is known as what?

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Hoof Cracks

58
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Navicular disease in horses is characterized by what?
What are two possible neurectomy complications?

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Chronic degeneration of the navicular bone
Painful neuroma, or rupture of DDFT (deep digital flexor tendon)

59
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Chronic degeneration of the navicular bone characterizes what horse disease?

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Navicular disease

60
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Quittor in horses is characterized by what? Which horses are most susceptible?

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Chronic inflammation of collateral cartilage at the coronet
Usually draft horses in the front feet

61
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Quittor in horses has what two possible causes?

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Infection may arise from a puncture wound or traumatic bruise that reduces circulation in the area

62
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Infection arising from a puncture wound or traumatic bruise that reduces circulation in the area of the foot are possible causes of what horse disease?

63
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Chronic inflammation of collateral cartilage at the coronet, usually affecting draft horses in the front feet, characterizes which horse disease?

64
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Ringbone is described as what? What is a possible treatment?

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New bone growth on the pastern bone on the front foot
Arthrodesis (fusion of adjacent bones)

65
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In horses, a new bone growth on the pastern bone on the front foot which is commonly treated with Arthrodesis (fusion of adjacent bones) is known as what?

66
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Sidebone in horses is described as what?

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Ossification of collateral cartilages of distal phalanx

67
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In horses, ossification of collateral cartilages of distal phalanx is known as what

68
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Stringhalt in horses is described as what?

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Involuntary flexion of hind legs, lessens at trot then not evident at canter

69
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In horses, the involuntary flexion of hind legs, lessening at a trot then disappearing at a canter is known as what?

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Stringhalt

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