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Horses Flashcards

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Equss asinus

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Asses and Donkeys

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Equus caballus

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true horse

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Class

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Mammalia

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Order

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Perissodactyla

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Genus

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Equus

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Equus burchelli

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Grant’s zebra, Burchell’s zebra, Chapman’s zebra, Quagga, & other subspecies

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Equus grevyi

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Grevy’s zebra

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Equus hemionus

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Onagers of Asia and the Mideast

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Equus zebra

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Mountain zebra

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equus went extinct in western hemisphere

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8 thousand years ago

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domestication in the eastern hemisphere

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5 thousand years ago

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Draft horses and shetland ponies

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Europe

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Asia and middle east

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lighter, agile horses

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Phylum

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Chordata

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Subphylum

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Vertebrata

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Family

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Equidae

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Species

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Varies

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Equus przewalski

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Przewalski’s horse

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19
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settlers

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brought many breeds and types of horses to North America

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20
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Recreation

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43%

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Show

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29%

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Rodeo. polo, ranching, etc

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18%

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Racing

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10%

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24
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World horse population

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59 million

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Hybrid Industry

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agriculture, sports, recreation, entertainment

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group with a common ancestry that resemble one another and pass similar traits to their offspring

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breed

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27
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1 hand

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4 inches

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Where do you measure the horse from?

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Withers

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-Origin = Europe, Asia, North & South Americas
-Height = 14.2 to 17.2 Hands; Weight = 900 to 1400 lbs
-Purpose = Riding, driving, racing, etc.

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light breed (warmblooded)

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-Origin = Europe, Asia, North & South Americas
-Height = < 14.2;
-Weight = 300 to 900 lbs
-Purpose = draft, heavy-harness, or saddle type; riding, driving, racing, etc.

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Pony

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-Origin = Europe
-Height = 14.2 to 19 Hands; Weight = 1400 to 2000 lbs
-Heavy, solid, strong horses with a calm temperament.
-Purpose = Work; Pulling loads

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Draft (coldblooded)

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Types of Draft horses

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Percheron, Belgian, Clydesdale Shire, Suffolk

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types of light horses

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Quarter horse, Thoroughbred, Paint, Standardbred

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Types of Ponies

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Shetland, Hackney, Welsh, POAs

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-Height < 34 (to 38) inches
-Life span = 25 to 35 years

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Miniature Horse

36
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Foal

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Young horse (<1 year)

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Filly

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female <3-4 years

38
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Colt

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Male <3-4 years

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Mare

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Female >4 years

40
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Stallion

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intact male >4 years (>5 years)

41
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Gelding

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castrated male

42
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Donkeys

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Long ears; Short, Upright mane

43
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Donkey breeds

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  • American Standard (mammoth jack)
    -Spanish Donkey (large standard donkey)
    -Miniature Mediterranean Donkey
    -American Spotted Ass
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Jack

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male donkey

45
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Jennet

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female donkey

46
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Purpose of donkey

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work animals

47
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World Population of Donkeys

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42.8 million

48
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US population of donkeys

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52,000 (0.12%)

49
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Stallion (64) x Jennet (62)

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Hinny (63)

50
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Mare (64) x Jack (62)

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Mule (63, sterile)

51
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Horse & Donkey Crosses

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-characteristics: horse size/ body shape with a shorter, thicker head, longer ears, braying voice, & no chestnuts on hindlegs
-classification: draft, pack/work, saddle, driving, jumping, or miniature

52
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Reproduction: Puberty

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Fillies enter puberty around their 2nd spring (@ ~15 months)
-Season: Fillies born early in 1 season may reach puberty as soon as the next season begins (~12mos)
-Nutrition: Poor nutrition = delay
-Breed: Ponies = mature earlier
Fillies are usually not bred before 2 to 3 years of age

53
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seasonally polyestrous

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animals with seasonal variations in estrous cycles (horse, sheep, cat)

54
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gestation

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about 11+ months (~340 days)

55
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Ave estrous cycle length

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21 days (18-24 days)

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Estrus (follicular phase)

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4-7 days
- shorter at peak season = 3 days
- estrus behavior depends on low progesterone

57
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Diestrus (luteal phase)

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14-15 days

58
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spring transition

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Gradual activation of HPO axis

59
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Fall transition

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Gradual de-activation of the HPO axis

60
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Winter Anestrus

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GnRH - low/baseline
FSH - random fluctuations
Estradiol - baseline (small follicles)
LH - baseline
Progesterone- baseline
Estrus behavior- absent or erratic

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Monogastric

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having only one stomach

62
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hindgut fermenters

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Fermentation occurs in the large intestines and cecum

63
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Horses evolved using?

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speed as its major survival mechanism

64
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Continuous eater strategy

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eating frequently in small amounts and moving from place to place between grazing

65
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Horses Grazing

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16-18 hr/day

66
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Stabled/Confined Horses

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meal eaters instead of continual eaters

67
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A horse should receive

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1 to 2% of its body weight in roughage per day on a dry matter basis

68
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1000 lb should receive

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10 lb of dry matter per day
1000 lb x 0.01 = 10lb

69
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Clinical signs of Equine Laminitis

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Reluctance or inability to walk
-Weight-shifting or treading
-increased RR & HR
-A glazed, pained expression
-Stance with the hind legs camped under their body and forefeet camped out
-Front (60% of horse weight) > Hind
-Bounding digital arterial pulses
-Feet that are hot to the touch

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Causes of Equine Laminitis

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1) Excess consumption of grain or lush pastures 2) Disease associated with sepsis or endotoxemia
Ex. Grain overload, metritis, retained placenta,
or colic/intestinal ailment.
3) Equine metabolic syndrome
4) Excess weight-bearing or exercise on hard
surfaces
5) Ingestion of black walnut shavings (bedding)

71
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Equine laminitis treatment

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treat the underlying cause of illness and supportive care

72
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Melanomas

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Skin tumor associated with coat color in horses

73
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Gray horses

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by 15 years of age 80% have visible malignant melanomas

74
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lesion of melanoma

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round, raised, black nodules of varying sizes

75
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Tumors can be

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benign or malignant (biopsy it)

76
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Melanoma treatment

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1) surgical excision
2) Chemotherapy
+/- 3) Vaccine studies to treat not prevent

77
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horse slaughter in the 1980s

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> 300,000 horses were processed/yr in 16 federally inspected plant

78
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Horse Slaughter in 2006

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105,000 horses processed for human food in 3 inspected plants ( 2 in TX, 1 in IL)

79
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Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA)

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requires federal inspection of animals slaughtered for human food and prepared for commerce

80
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congress prohibited the use of federal funds for the inspection of horses at slaughter plants.

81
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Horse slaughter 2007

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25,000 US-origin horses - Canada
11,000 US-Origin horses - Mexico

82
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Horse slaughter 2007

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25,000 US-origin horses - Canada
11,000 US-Origin horses - Mexico

83
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Horse Slaughter 2016

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64,000 US-origin horses - Mexico

84
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Horse Slaughter 2020

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24,000 US-origin horses - Mexico

85
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Safeguard American Food Exports Act

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Introduced in 2013 by 4 U.S. Senators, is a bipartisan measure that would:
- outlaw horse slaughter operations in the U.S.,
- end the current export of American horses for
slaughter abroad, and
- protect the public from consuming horse meat

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