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Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

what VFA accounts for 70% of horses energy supply

A

Butyrate

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2
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what VFA is in highest abundance and is sometimes seen as the most important

A

Acetate

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3
Q

worry when feeding CSM

A

gossypol poisoning

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4
Q

what is caused by a calcium deficiency

A

metabolic bone disease

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5
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what is phosphorous used for

A

bone formation

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6
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what macro mineral in excess causes big head disease? why?

A

Phosphorous. it binds Ca in SI and prevents absorption

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7
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importance of potassium

A

-maintains osmotic pressure
influences muscle activity

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8
Q

where is potassium mostly found

A

inside cells

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9
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Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

A

issue balancing potassium in cells leads to disrupted osmotic function

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10
Q

what horse bred a lot of halter horses and is seen as the sire of hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

A

Impressive

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11
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job of sodium chloride

A

-maintain cell integrity
-acid base balance

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12
Q

importance of Na in diet

A

nerve transmission

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13
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importance of Cl in diet

A

forms HCl

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14
Q

symptoms of NaCl deficiency

A

decreased feed and water intake

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15
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importance of magnesium in diet

A

muscle contraction

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16
Q

what micromineral deficiency leads to goiter

A

iodine

17
Q

what is goiter

A

enlarged thyroid

18
Q

importance of copper

A

hemoglobin formation

19
Q

importance of zinc

A

metabolism of CHOs, proteins, and fats

20
Q

importance of iodine

A

regulate basal metabolic rate

21
Q

Vitamin D2 location vs D3

A

D2: ergocalciferol-plant products
D3: cholecalciferol-animal products

22
Q

what vitamin deficiency causes white muscle disease

A

E

23
Q

job of B-complex vitamins

A

catalysts in energy metabolism

24
Q

how long can horse go without water

A

less than 5 days

25
Q

how many gallons of water do horses loose through sweat

A

7

26
Q

how many gallons of water does a non active horse drink a day

A

10-12

27
Q

length of small intestine

A

60 ft

28
Q

relative size of stomach compared to digestive tract

A

10%

29
Q

pelvic flexure

A

narrow, and colon turns back on itself

30
Q

causes of digestion problems

A

-pelvic flexure
-constriction from right dorsal colon to small colon
-ileocecal junction

31
Q

ileocecal junction

A

change in diameter and direction

32
Q

average/healthy temp for a horse

A

99-101

33
Q

causes of impaction

A

-damage to ileocecal junction or pelvic flexure
-parasites
-low H2O intake

34
Q

biggest and longest parasite

A

roundworms

35
Q

bile aids in the digestion of what nutrient

A

fat

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