Germs, Genes & Feed
These living, single-celled germs cause strangles.
What are bacteria?
This term means practices that stop disease from entering or spreading through a barn.
What is biosecurity?
This flying pest carries West Nile virus, EEE and WEE.
What is a mosquito?
This general term means abdominal pain in a horse.
What is colic?
Yellow eggs attached to a horse’s foreleg hairs suggest this parasite.
What are bots (bot flies)?
This type of germ causes ringworm and can spread on shared brushes.
What is a fungus?
According to the lesson, a new arrival should be isolated for this many weeks before joining the herd if it stays healthy.
What are 2–3 weeks?
Name the four core vaccine groups in the lesson.
What are tetanus, EEE/WEE, West Nile and rabies?
Hot hooves, a strong digital pulse and a rocked-back stance are warning signs of this hoof emergency.
What is laminitis?
This laboratory test counts parasite eggs per gram of manure to help identify high shedders.
What is a fecal egg count (FEC)?
Influenza is caused by this type of germ, so antibiotics do not treat the cause.
What is a virus?
Before applying disinfectant to a dirty bucket, do this first and explain why.
What is scrub off dirt and manure with detergent, then rinse, because organic matter weakens disinfectants?
These vaccines are added according to travel, boarding, pregnancy and other exposure risks.
What are risk-based vaccines?
For a horse showing colic signs, name the first person to call and two observations to report.
Who is the veterinarian, and what are any two of temperature, pulse, breathing, gut sounds, last manure or recent feed/water changes?
Ace has 50 EPG, Dixie 320 EPG and Bella 850 EPG. Classify each as low, moderate or high shedding, and identify who needs extra treatment under the vet’s plan.
What are Ace: low; Dixie: moderate; Bella: high, so Bella needs extra treatment?
A Quarter Horse descended from Impressive has repeated muscle tremors. Name the inherited disease from the lesson and one breeding precaution.
What is HYPP, and DNA-testing breeding stock before breeding?
A new mare has a temperature of 102.8°F and thick nasal discharge. Name two immediate actions and one equipment rule.
What are call the veterinarian, keep her isolated, and use separate buckets, brushes and other equipment?
Sky travels to shows every other weekend and boards at a busy barn. Name two risk-based vaccines to discuss with her vet and explain the exposure risk.
What are influenza and EHV-1/EHV-4 (also accept strangles), because mixing with many horses increases exposure to contagious disease?
An overweight pony stands rocked back with hot front hooves. Name the suspected emergency and two actions while awaiting the vet.
What is suspected laminitis; call the vet immediately, ice the feet and provide deep, soft bedding?
Echo’s fecal egg count falls from 1,200 to 480 EPG 14 days after deworming. Calculate the percent reduction and explain the concern.
What is 60% reduction: (1,200 − 480) ÷ 1,200 × 100; this poor reduction raises concern about resistance and should be reviewed by the vet?
Two healthy Quarter Horses both carry recessive HERDA (N/n). For each foal, what is the chance of being affected, and how could the breeder avoid that pairing?
What is a 25% (1 in 4) chance, and DNA-test parents to avoid carrier-to-carrier matings?
A worker feeds an isolated horse first, then healthy horses without changing boots or washing hands. A shared hose also sits inside every bucket. Correct both practices and identify the transmission routes.
What are care for healthy horses first and isolated horses last, then wash hands/change boots (people); and keep the shared hose out of buckets (shared objects)?
An unvaccinated gelding develops stumbling and muzzle twitching during mosquito season. West Nile is suspected. Identify the vector, whether horses directly spread West Nile to each other, and two prevention measures.
What are mosquitoes; horses do not directly spread West Nile to other horses; and veterinarian-planned vaccination plus mosquito control, such as draining standing water?
A gelding paws, looks at his flank, has no manure and a pulse of 64. His owner plans an hour of forced walking and leftover pain medicine. Give a safer response, including feed, water, movement and medicine.
What is call the vet now; remove hay and grain but leave water; let him rest if quiet or walk only if needed for safety; and give no medicine unless the vet directs it?
CLASSROOM MATH ONLY: A 1,210-lb horse needs fictional Practicil at 1 ml/20 lb;. How much medicine does the horse Need
1210/20 = 60.5 ML