Reproduction
What is a female horse under a year called?
Filly
Is the horse a herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore?
Herbivore-eats plants only
What are the 5 types of nutrients?
Water, Energy (carbs and fats), protein, vitamins, minerals
In reproduction, what is a male cell called?
Sperm
What is the second step of digestion?
lips, chewing, saliva
Chewing or mastication
How many gallons of water does a horse need to per day?
8-10 gallons
Egg
How long is the small intestine of a horse?
2ft, 20 ft or 65 ft long
65 ft long
Crude or total nutrient, dry matter, carbohydrates, protein
Carbohydrate
What is the length of time or the development of the foal from time of fertilzation to its birth?
335-342 days or 11 months
How much manure does a horse produce?
40-50 lbs each day
Fat Soluble
What is the name of the first milk that the newborn foal gets after birth?
colostrum-very high in proteins and immune factors which helps the foal with resistance to infection and diseases.
How long is the large intestine?
2 ft, 12 ft, 80 ft
12 ft
What two groups are minerals divided in?
pg 35.
Macro-minerals and trace or macrominerals.