Horses:Intro Flashcards
1
Q
Equus caballus
A
Domestic horse
2
Q
Equus asinus
A
Domestic donkey
3
Q
Horses were reintroduced to ______ after Columbus
A
North America
4
Q
There were ab ____ million horses in the early 1900s
Today there is ab ___ million
A
25
6
5
Q
How many horses ab in NYS
How many billion is the industry worth in NYS?
In the US?
A
200,000
NYS- 5
US- 15
6
Q
Horses are monogastric herbivores meaning
A
They are simple stomach animals (not a ruminant)
7
Q
Where microbial digestion of cellulose occurs
A
Cecum
8
Q
Equine
A
Multiple horses
9
Q
Stallion
A
Intact male
10
Q
Mare
A
Intact female
11
Q
Gelding
A
Castrated male
12
Q
Horses are “hind gut fermenters” meaning
A
Their cecum is in the caudal aspect of the digestive tract
13
Q
Foal
A
Young
14
Q
Filly
Colt
A
Female foal
Male foal
15
Q
Weanling
A
Baby who has just been weaned
