Lecture 1 Flashcards
What are the advantages of feeding your dog dry food?
Dental care Large variety Chew - reduces stress Storage Shelf life
What are the disadvantages of feeding your dog dry food?
High grain content
Not natural
Colourings
What are the advantages of feeding your dog wet food?
Easy to eat More natural Less binding agents Easy to digest More palatable
What are the disadvantages of feeding your dog wet food?
Short shelf life
More expensive
Stools
More packaging - waste
Why is it important to know the weight of a horse?
Administering anaesthesia,
Worming
Monitor health
Under/over feeding
What methods of weighing a horse are there?
Weigh bridge Weigh tape Equations Measuring the horse Weight guide Nomograms
How should a body fat score assessment be carried out? (equine)
Push as using the same pressure as it would take to move the skin on your scalp.
Start at crest, then Shoulders, Withers, barred, then rump and heart of tail.
When in the year do horses naturally tend to gain and lose weight?
They lose eight in winter and then gain it again in spring when the lush grass comes in.
In industry when do horses tend to gain weight?
In winter, owners feed more as the horse naturally loses weight. Then when lush grass comes in Spring they gain even more.
What is the 0-5 body grading score?
0- Emaciated 1- Poor 2- Moderate 3- Good 4- fat 5- Obese
What is the 1-9 body condition score?
1- Poor 2- Very thin 3- Thin 4- Moderately thin 5- Moderate 6- Moderately fat 7- Fleshy 8- Fat 9- Extremely fat
What can body condition be affected by? (equine)
Food availability Performance or work activities Reproductive activities Weather Dentition Feeding practices Parasites
What will the body condition affect? (equine)
Performance ability
Work function
Health status
Endocrine status
What are the 3 areas of the body the horse is divided to when body scoring? (equine)
Neck & shoulder
Back & ribs
Hindquarters
What are the rules of feeding? (equine)
Little & often good quality Regular intervals Clean utensils, bowls, buckets Fresh water adlib Plenty of roughage Not directly before or after exercise Water before feeding No sudden changes
What are types of straight feed? (equine)
Bran Oats Barley Maize Linseed Sugar beet Alfalfa/lucerne
What are types of compound feeds? (equine)
Cubes
Mixes
Creep feeds
Conditioning feeds
What are the signs of quality feed? (equine)
Colour bright Clean Dry not damp Pleasant or sweet smell Free from dust or mould
What is the maximum amount of time a horse can be left without food?
8 hours
