(I) DISEASES & UNSOUNDNESS Flashcards
The distal portion of the small intestine and a bone in the pelvis are both called what?
Ilium or Ileum
The acronym COPD stands for which respiratory disease?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The root word blepharo refers what part of the body?
Eyelid
If the veterinarian gives a diagnosis with the root word of carcino, what is the common name for the disease the horse has?
Cancer
When a horse is receiving an IM injection, where is it being administered?
Into a muscle
Terms with the prefix of ‘macro’ and ‘mega’ are required in what sized amounts?
Large
If your horse is diagnosed with Equine Scoliosis, what is wrong?
Your horse’s spine is twisted/swayed
Hyperthermia indicates what is wrong with the horse?
Elevated temperature, opposite of hypothermia
If someone describes a horse’s muscle twitches as tachy, what is wrong?
Fast twitches
At what age is a horse said to have a full mouth?
5 years of age
Mares have how many teeth?
36 permanent teeth (38 with wolf teeth)
Stallions or geldings have how many teeth?
40 permanent teeth (42 with wolf teeth)
If all of the cups have disappeared, this horse is said to have a smooth mouth. This occurs at what age?
11-12 years
A dovetail notch’s first reappearance occurs at what age?
11 years
Deciduous teeth occur when in a horse’s life?
1st year of life
The Galvayne’s groove appears at the upper corner incisor around 10, and is completely gone by when?
30 years
The tempromandibular joint is commonly called what?
The TMJ
Unscrupulous way of restoring cups to make a horse seem younger is called what?
bishoping
The stable fly, deer fly, horse fly, horn fly, black fly, and biting midge are all what type of flies?
Biting
Stomaxys Calcitrans is the technical name for what common fly?
Stable
Habronema is a species of stomach worm, whose intermediate host is called the what?
House or stable fly
These common flies fly in the day, transfer the blood-borne disease, EIA, and are large dark brown or black with dark eyes?
Horse flies
Both deer and horse flies are biting, they both use a bayonet-like mouthpart to bite and then seep up the blood from the wound. Which gender exhibits this behavior?
Female
“Punkies” or “No-see-ums” bite horses and cause them to be nervous. What is the common name for this biting fly who causes the allergic reaction called sweet itch or summer eczema?
Biting Midge
A successful fly control program aims to minimize fly breeding. Name three methods of doing this.
Elimination of breeding material, control of moisture, mechanical control, and insecticides
Where do female common bot flies lay their eggs?
On the horse’s forelegs, chest, neck, belly, hindlegs and flanks.
This external parasite transmits diseases like EEE, WEE, VEE, and WNV. Which insects are most active at dawn and dusk, and breed in standing water?
Mosquitoes
Name the two types of bugs that are most commonly found on the head, neck, mane, and tail, and common name is lice?
Biting (chewing) and Sucking lice
Strongylus Vulgaris, Strongylus Edentatus, and Strongylus Equinus are the three major types of what common internal parasite?
Large Strongyles
This parasite can be called a large roundworm, can be a foot long, and are so large they can block the intestinal tract. Called the Ascarid, where does it live in the digestive system?
Small Intestine
Flat worms live at the junction between the Ileum and Cecum. They can grow to be 1 inch long and live in clusters. What is the common name for the internal parasite that shares its name with a device to measure length with?
Tapeworms
Which internal parasite develop in the small intestine, and lays eggs in the anus, and when they dry, it causes the horse to itch the tail head?
Pinworms
Threadworms are a major threat to foals. How do they access the foals?
Through Dam’s milk, and penetration of larvae through skin
This type of internal parasite includes Habronema Muscae, H. microstoma, and Draschia magastoma. The intermediate host is the house fly, and cause summer sores. What is this type of parasite who shares its name with a part of the digestive system commonly called?
Stomach worms
Successful wormers for this parasite include Ivermectin, Moxidectin, and fenbendazole. This parasite can cause Parasitical Pneumonia and Bronchitis, and shares symptoms with heaves and COPD< although most horses are asymptomatic. What is this type of worm whose reservoir host is the donkey?
Lungworms
In what stage(s) is the bot fly inside the horse?
1st, 2nd, and 3rd stage of larvae
As what temperature do strongyle eggs hatch the quickest?
85-100 degrees Fahrenheit
EPG (pre-treatment) minus EPG (post-treatment) divided by EPG (pre-treatment) times 100 is the formula for what?
Fecal Egg Count Reduction Formula
Horses have what 2 types of vision?
Binocular and Monocular
Where are the horse’s blind spots?
Directly behind hindquarters, directly below head
Is the horse’s sense of sight of hearing better?
Hearing
Name 3 types of horse behavior.
Flight or Fight, Social, Investigative, Eliminative, Investigated, Epimeletic, Agnostic
Name a primary reinforcer that is used in horse training.
Clicker training, feed
What type of reinforcement is being used by loosing the rein, or patting the neck?
Positive reinforcement
What type of negative reinforcement is spurring your horse to get him to move over?
Escape
What type of schedule is a horse on if they are being reinforced at irregular intervals?
Intermittent
Behavior is changed by reinforcing each successive approximation of the desired response. What is the term for this?
Shaping
This neurotoxin is called Clostridium Tetani, with symptoms of “flashing” of the eye and a sawhorse stance. What is this disease that enters the horse via puncture wound?
Tetanus or lockjaw
How can newborn foals be infected with tetanus?
Through the navel cord
A hyper-responsiveness to light, touch, sound, “flashing” of the eye, sweating, muscle spasms, sawhorse stance, and flared nostrils are all symptoms of?
Tetanus
Penicillin can be injected what two ways to treat tetanus?
Intramuscular and Intravenous
Horses with what disease may require a darkened, quiet room, nutritional support, intravenous fluids, and cotton ear plugs?
Tetanus
The American Association of Equine Practitioners considers tetanus toxoid to be what type of vaccine?
Core vaccine
If a horse’s vaccination status is unknown when it sustains a wound or undergoes surgery which tetanus vaccine should be administered?
Both toxoid and antitoxin simultaneously (at separate injection sites”
Pregnant mares should be vaccinated how many weeks before giving birth for tetanus?
4-6 weeks
If a foals’ dam has been properly vaccinated for tetanus, should the foal be vaccinated for tetanus at birth?
No
What are some clinical signs of colic?
Looking anxious, looking at belly, stretching, rolling, lying down, grinding teeth, being restless
Name the 5 types of wounds.
Lacerations, incisions, avulsions, puncture, abrasions
What is the term for a medication that counteracts a poison?
Antidote
Name 3 of the 5 core vaccines.
Rabies, Tetanus, West Nile, Western Encephalitis, and Eastern Encephalitis
This disease is caused by the RNA virus and is from the Retroviridae family. What disease uses the coggins test and the acronym is EIA?
Equine Infectious Anemia
This certificate proves that his horse shows no clinical signs of contagious disease, and a negative coggins test is also required. What certificate is only good for 30 days and required for interstate travel?
Health Certificate
How many stages of EIA are there?
3
Which stage of EIA shows no clinical signs, but are still carriers of the virus?
Inapparent