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equine science exam 1 Flashcards

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anthelmintics

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drugs used to treat worms in horses

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ascarid lifecycle

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eggs pass out in feces, live in environment for years, eggs turn into larvae, foals eat larvae, larvae then penetrate gut into blood stream, go to the lungs, migrate up trachea, and are coughed up and swallowed back down to stomach, female lays eggs in stomach, and eggs pass out in feces

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ascarids

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part of the large groups of parasites known as roundworms

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biting louse lice

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mostly found around the withers and tail base, feed on the hair and scales from the skin

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blood sucking lice

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more injurious, found on the head, neck, back and inner thighs

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bots

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larvae of an insect, the botfly

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bots life cycle

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Egg, larvae, pupa and adult fly
eggs found on hairs of horse, then turn into larvae, and enter the mouth, pass into stomach and intestine and attach to the lining for several months, then pass out in feces, become pupae, and emerge as adult fly

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breeding true

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offspring will almost always possess the same physical characteristics as the parents

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cob

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a close-knit horse, heavily boned, short coupled and muscular, but with quality; not so heavy and coarse as a draft animal

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coldblood

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a horse of draft horse breeding

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color breed

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do not breed true colors. ex: albinos, paints, appaloosas, buckskin

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conformation

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how the horse is shaped according to type and/or breed

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direct life cycle

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a parasite that requires no other organism except the final host to complete its life cycle

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draft horses

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a large breed of horses used for work

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ectoparasites

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parasites that live on the outside of their hosts

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endoparasites

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internal parasites, living inside the animal

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eocene epoch

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division of geologic time following the Paleocene and ending about 37 million years ago

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eohippus

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earliest known ancestor of the modern horse

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feral

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horses that were once domesticated and have become wild

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food and agriculture organization

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an agency of the United Nations that conducts research, provides technical assistance, conducts education programs, maintains statistics on world food, and publishes reports

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foundation sires

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all registered foals must have their ancestry traced back to the founding stallions

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gelding

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a castrated male horse

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hackamore

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a bites bridle used in the west for training horses

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hinny

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cross between a male horse or stallion and a female donkey

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hippology

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study of horses

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indirect life cycle

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a parasite requiring several hosts for the parasite to reproduce

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intermediate host

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host of a parasite before the last host

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ivermectin

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a drug used to control parasites

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jennet

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female donkey

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jockeys

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professional riders of horses in races

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large strongyles

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bloodworms, most harmful. eggs pass out in feces, develop on plants, first and second stage larvae in soil or feces, third stage larvae crawl up grass and is ingested by horse, then penetrate walls of small intestine, cecum, and colon, then move into small arteries and migrate to aorta

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light horses

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horses used primarily for riding, driving, showing, racing, or utility on a farm or ranch

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mange

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itching skin disease caused by parasitic mites

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miocene epoch

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division of geologic time beginning about 23 million years ago

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mites

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causes mange, almost invisible to naked eye, spreads among stable mates

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monodactyl

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having a single toe

37
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morrill land grant act

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federal law beginning 1862 that established land grant institutions in each state

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mules

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cross between a female horse and a male donkey

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nematode

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parasitic worms with unsegmented, cylindrical bodies. also called roundworms

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oligocene epoch

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division of geologic time beginning about 37 million years ago

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onagers

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relatives of the horse

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paleocene epoch

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division of geologic time beginning about 65 million years ago

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pinworm life cycle

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females pass out with feces, lay eggs around anal region, eggs are swallowed by horses, worms mature in intestine

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pinworms

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parasites that cause intense itching around the anus, resulting in hair being rubbed off over the tailhead

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pleistocene epoch

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division of geologic time beginning about 2 million years ago

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pliocene epoch

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division of geologic time beginning about 5 million years ago

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Przewalski’s horse

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oldest species of horse still in existence

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roadsters

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horses used for driving; includes heavy and fine harness horses and ponies

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soring

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intentional infliction of pain to a horse’s legs or hooves in order to force the horse to perform an artificial, exaggerated gait

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small strongyles

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most common, pass directly to large intestine, become encysted in colon and cecum, emerge and return to gut

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summer sores

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parasitic infections caused by stomach worms where lesions ooze serum, are very itchy, and disappear in cold weather

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tapeworm life cycle

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eggs begin to develop in the mites, horses eat grass with mites, eggs become the tapeworm and attach to stomach lining, and begin to grow segments with eggs, adults live in the large intestine and are made of segments with eggs, segments break off and are passed out with feces, and then eaten by grain mites

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tapeworms

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flat segmented worm
forms clusters in ileocecal valve of cecum, cause ulcerated lesions

54
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warmblood

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refers to the overall temperament of light to medium horse breeds

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