Digestive System
Where digestion begins
What is the mouth?
The normal temperature range for horses.
What is 99–101.5°F?
Method that reduces injury and disease risk in breeding.
What is artificial insemination?
This is the main source of energy for horses.
What is carbohydrates?
Parasites compete with the horse for this.
What are nutrients?
This wave-like motion moves food through the esophagus.
What is peristalsis?
Pressing on the horses' gums to see if the color returns in 1-2 second.
What is capillary refill?
Horses have this many pairs of chromosomes.
What is 32 pairs?
The most important nutrient for horses.
What is water?
Most common site of internal parasites.
What is the digestive tract?
This part of the digestive tract is about 70 feet long and digests non-fiber nutrients.
What is the small intestine?
Body system affected by “heaves”.
What is the respiratory system?
Term for mares cycling based on season.
What is seasonally polyestrous?
Feeding excessive grain can increase risk of these two digestive disorders.
What are colic and laminitis?
The parasite that is the most harmful.
What are large strongyles?
Horses rely on this to digest cellulose.
What is microbes?
Disease caused by bacteria that produces abscesses near the jaw.
What is strangles?
Hormone used to induce ovulation.
What is hCG or GnRH?
This measurement sums digestible protein, fiber, nitrogen-free extract, and fat to estimate feed energy.
What is Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN)?
Test used to measure parasite load.
What is a fecal egg count?
This happens with the horse does not chew food well enough, or does not have enough lubrication.
What is choke?
Term for diseases that can spread from animals to humans.
What are zoonotic diseases?
Type of immunity a foal gets from colostrum.
What is passive immunity?
Adult horses generally require this percentage of crude protein in their diet.
What is 8–10% crude protein?
Parasite affecting young horses.
What are ascarids?