Equine Reproduction

Question 0

What is horse estrous effected by?

Answer 0

Day length

Question 1

Define the horses estrus cycle

Answer 1

Poly estrous

Question 2

When do horses go into heat?

Answer 2

During April through August

Question 3

When do foals hit their first heat cycle?

Answer 3

Between 12 & 15 months of age

Question 4

When are most fillies bred?

Answer 4

4 years

Question 5

What happens if you breed a horse to early?

Answer 5

Stunting of the mare and dystocia

Question 6

How long is a horses cycle?

Answer 6

21 days

Question 7

How long does heat last?

Answer 7

5-7days

Question 8

When does ovulation occur?

Answer 8

5-7 days

Question 9

How long is the gestation period?

Answer 9

About 11 months

Question 10

A male has a [BLANK] which means it has sponges tissue that fills with blood

Answer 10

Musculocavernous penis

Question 11

What would you do during a mare breeding exam?

Answer 11

Examination vagina with a speculum
Rectal exam of uterus and ovaries
Uterine culture and cervical biopsy

Question 12

How would you do a stallion breeding examination

Answer 12

Semen evaluation

Question 13

What is the caslicks procedure?

Answer 13

Sewing the vulva shut to prevent the entry of feces into the vagjna

Question 14

How can you detect a pregnancy?

Answer 14

Rectal palpating

Question 15

When can you detect a pregnancy when palpating through the rectum?

Answer 15

30-45 days

Question 16

When can you determine the sex of a foul?

Answer 16

60-70 days

Question 17

When can a blood test detect a pregnancy?

Answer 17

35-120 days

Question 18

When do false pregnancys appear?

Answer 18

Embryonic death

Question 19

When will mares normally give birth ?

Answer 19

11pm and 7am

Question 20

What are five signs of parturition?

Answer 20

4 weeks prior mammary glands enlarge
7-10 days prior muscles around railhead relax
7-10 days prior fetus drops low
4-6 days prior colostrum is present
Then vulva loosens

Question 21

When will a mare isolate herself?

Answer 21

12 hours before delivery

Question 22

What is uterine torsion?

Answer 22

Uterus twists on itself and can cause severe colic symptoms

Question 23

When does uterine torsion usually happen?

Answer 23

Occurs before labor

Question 24

What is uterine prolapse linked to?

Answer 24

Low blood calcium levels

Question 25

What is the mortality rate for uterine prolapse?

Answer 25

More than 50%

Question 26

How much colostrum must a foul consume within the first 12 hours?

Answer 26

2qt

Question 27

When with a foals gut close to colostrum?

Answer 27

After 24 hours

Question 28

What two tests can be used to see if a calf has gotten enough colostrum?

Answer 28

Serum IgG levels and plasma protien

Question 29

What does dipping the navel prevent?

Answer 29

Navel infections/ joint ill

Question 30

When should a foal pass it’s first feces?

Answer 30

In first 24 hours

Question 31

What can a retained placenta cause?

Answer 31

Merritt’s

Question 32

What can Metritis cause?

Answer 32

Laminitis

Question 33

What is foul heat?

Answer 33

First heat after parturition

Question 34

When should you make hay available to foals?

Answer 34

First week

Question 35

How much should you feed a foal?

Answer 35

1lb for every 100lbs

Question 36

When should you introduce grain?

Answer 36

2-3 weeks

Question 37

En are orphans weaned?

Answer 37

At two months

Question 38

When can foals be weaned?

Answer 38

When they are consuming 2lbs or grain per day

Question 39

When are lost foals weaned?

Answer 39

6montha