Equine health and disease Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Equine Health and Diseases Exam 1 (2024) || All Questions & Answers (Graded A+)Equine Health and Diseases Exam 1 (2024) || All Questions & Answers (Graded A+)Equine Health and Diseases Exam 1 (2024) || All Questions & Answers (Graded A+)

Bacterial Disease - ANSWER... Botulism - ANSWER-Caused by gram-positive Chlostridium botulinum -Occurs in adults as "forage poisoning" and in foals as "shaker foal syndrome" -Cause: Silage, incompletely cured hay, and forage with spoiled area -Symptoms: Adults: appear 3-7 days after ingestion of the toxin. Affected horses have muscular paralysis of limbs, jaw and tongue, and pharynx. Food may accumulate in the mouth and the tongue may become flaccid. Animals may move with a shuffling, ...

What are health observations of a healthy horse? -ANSWER - shiny coat and tail -alert - body score ~5 -good posture - no discharge from eyes and ears List the clinical signs and TPR of a horse with a non-infectious disease: - Heart rate - Respiration -Temperature - Behavior -ANSWER -Heart rate: 80bpm (elevated) - Respiration: 36 breaths/min -Temperature: 101 F - Behavior: rolling, pawing, sweating What are the 5 freedoms? -ANSWER 1. Freedom to express normal behavior 2. Freedom...

What are health observations of a healthy horse? correct answers - shiny coat and tail -alert - body score ~5 -good posture - no discharge from eyes and ears List the clinical signs and TPR of a horse with a non-infectious disease: - Heart rate - Respiration -Temperature - Behavior correct answers -Heart rate: 80bpm (elevated) - Respiration: 36 breaths/min -Temperature: 101 F - Behavior: rolling, pawing, sweating What are the 5 freedoms? correct answers 1. Freedom to express nor...

Equine Health and Diseases Exam 1 (2024) || All Questions & Answers (Graded A+) Equine Health and Diseases Exam 1 (2024) || All Questions & Answers (Graded A+) a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing - ANSWER - epiglottis swallowing - ANSWER - degultition one side of the arytenoid is paralyzed - ANSWER - hemiplegia Which side of the arytenoid is usually paralyzed? - ANSWER - left only breathe through the nose - ANSWER - obligate nasal breather When the ca...

what are the anatomical details of the musculoskeletal system -ANSWER bones joints tendons ligaments muscle what is the horse skeleton divided into? -ANSWER axial skeleton (head and spine) appendicular (limbs and cavity) three muscle types -ANSWER cardia smooth skeletal what is a histogram and what is it used for -ANSWER graph used for displaying distributions for continuous data -used for large datasets what is the science of pathology about -ANSWER the study of the esse...

what are the anatomical details of the musculoskeletal system -ANSWER bones joints tendons ligaments muscle what is the horse skeleton divided into? -ANSWER axial skeleton (head and spine) appendicular (limbs and cavity) three muscle types -ANSWER cardia smooth skeletal what is a histogram and what is it used for -ANSWER graph used for displaying distributions for continuous data -used for large datasets what is the science of pathology about -ANSWER the study of the esse...

epiglottis -ANSWER a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing degultition -ANSWER swallowing hemiplegia -ANSWER one side of the arytenoid is paralyzed left -ANSWER Which side of the arytenoid is usually paralyzed? obligate nasal breather -ANSWER only breathe through the nose dorsal displacement of the soft palate -ANSWER When the caudal edge of the soft palate rests on the epiglottis and can obstruct airflow. aveoli -ANSWER Where does gas exchange occur? a...

antiseptic - Answer- Chemical agent applied to living tissue t prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms Colic - Answer- severe abdominal pain; syndrome caused by severe paroxsysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ Distemper - Answer- A viral infection affecting several species; characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures. Fomite - Answer- A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to ...

Mare -ANSWER Female horse who is or has been pregnant Gelding -ANSWER Neutered male Stallion -ANSWER Male Ridgling -ANSWER Cryptorchid male Foal -ANSWER Newborn horse Weanling -ANSWER Horse that has just been weaned Yearling -ANSWER Horse at least one year of age Senior -ANSWER Horse 15 or older Poll -ANSWER Between ears What does it mean if a horse has food coming out of its nose? -ANSWER Choking Eyes should be: -ANSWER Clear, bright, and interested Lymph nodes ...