Foal
What is colostrum
Reach maturity quickly by feeding a high energy diet
What is rapid growth?
Proteins are absorbed in this location
What is the small intestines?
Term for orthopedic problems in the growing horse
What is developmental orthopedic disease (DOD)?
Type of feed with whole grains that is usually binded with molasses
What is a textured feed?
70 times per day
What is the number of times per day that a foal nurses?
2:1
What is the ideal calcium to phosphorus ratio for the growing horse?
Amino acid profile
What determines protein quality?
Inflamation of the growth plates
What is physitis (epiphysitis)?
What is a complete feed?
What is the amount of time a foal can digest colostrum?
What is the first year?
Results in poor growth, muscle loss and poor hair and hoof quality
What is a protein deficiency?
Nuerological form of DOD
What is wobbler syndrome?
Indicators of energy on a feed bag
What are the % Crude Fat and % Crude Fiber?
Passive immunity
What does colostrum provide for the foal?
Feed to supplement an all forage diet
Ration balancer
The limiting essential amino acid in the horse's diet
What is lysine?
Mineral imbalance, excessive energy, protein deficient
What is a nutritional cause of DOD?
Contains percent protein greater than 20
What is a protein supplement?
Creep feeder
What is used to feed supplemental concentrate to a nursing foal?
Two trace minerals associated with a healthy skeletal development in the growing horse
What are zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu)?
Number of amino acids that can't be synthesized by the horse?
What are the 10 essential amino acids?
Dietary change, limit exercise, corrective trimming, casting, and/or surgical intervention
Treatments for DOD
Found in medicated livestock feed
What are ionophore antibiotics/monensin (Rumensin)/lasaloacid(Bovatec)