Breeds & Bloodlines
The breed of Secretariat, a famous racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1973.
What is Thoroughbred?
This structure in the horse’s hoof absorbs shock and helps pump blood back up the limb.
What is the frog?
This type of feed, such as hay or pasture, makes up the majority of a healthy horse or dairy cow’s diet.
What is forage?
This common dairy cow disease is characterized by inflammation of the udder and can cause clots or flakes in milk.
What is mastitis?
The average gestation length of a horse is about this many months.
What is 11 months?
This black-and-white dairy breed is the highest milk-producing cow in the world.
What is a Holstein?
This compartment is the largest of the four stomach chambers in a dairy cow.
What is the rumen?
In dairy cows, this type of carbohydrate is broken down by microbes in the rumen to produce volatile fatty acids.
What is fiber?
This bacterial disease in horses causes abscesses in the lymph nodes under the jaw
What is Strangles?
The average gestation length of a cow is about this many days.
What is 282-283 days?
This horse breed is known for explosive speed over short distances and dominates sprint racing in the U.S.
What is an American Quarter Horse?
Unlike cattle, horses rely heavily on this large fermentation chamber located after the small intestine.
What is the cecum?
This disorder in horses is often linked to sudden intake of large amounts of grain and can be life-threatening.
What is colic?
This infectious hoof disease in cattle is characterized by sudden lameness and swelling between the toes.
What is foot rot?
Horses have this many natural gaits.
What is four? Walk, trot, canter, gallop
This small dairy breed is known for high butterfat milk and produces milk with a rich, creamy quality.
What is a Jersey?
This ligament runs down the back of the horse’s leg and helps prevent overextension of the fetlock.
What is the suspensory ligament?
These are the three primary volatile fatty acids produced in the rumen during fermentation.
What are acetate, propionate, and butyrate?
This digestive disorder in dairy cows occurs when the abomasum fills with gas and shifts position, often abbreviated as DA.
What is a displaced abomasum?
The average dairy cow can produce roughly this many gallons of milk per day at peak production.
What is 6-10 gallons?
This horse breed, recognizable by its feathered legs and bay coloring with white blaze, originated in Scotland. They are the "face" of a well-known beer company.
What is a Clydesdale?
This condition occurs when inflammation affects the sensitive laminae that attach the hoof wall to the coffin bone.
What is laminitis?
This mineral deficiency in early lactation dairy cows can lead to “milk fever.”
What is calcium?
This equine endocrine disorder, common in older horses, is associated with abnormal hair growth and is also called PPID.
What is Cushing's Disease?
This part of a cow’s stomach is known as the “true stomach.”
What is the abomasum?