Horse care 102: Diseases And Injury

1. Factors that contribute to horses being accident prone include: their large size and inquisitive nature, often relatively confined and small living quarters.

True

False

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Explanation

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2. Which do NOT contribute to the risk of infectious disease?

Stress

Overcrowding

Type of fence

Poor nutrition

Unsanitary conditions, inadequate rodent, bird, insect control, movement of people, equipment

See http://www.aaep.org/infectious_control.htm

Explanation

See http://www.aaep.org/infectious_control.htm

3. Which is/are not factors in determining an immunization program

Legal requirements

Severity of disease and number of horses at risk

Degree of benefit to the horse

Quality of hay

Frequency of travel and exposure to other horses and facilities

http://www.aaep.org/core_vaccinations.htm

Explanation

http://www.aaep.org/core_vaccinations.htm

4. Large wounds that bleed profusely often appear worse than they are and are usually far less dangerous than small wounds close to or directly affecting a joint or tendon.

True

False

http://www.thehorse.com/pdf/factsheets/wound-care/wound-care.pdf

Explanation

http://www.thehorse.com/pdf/factsheets/wound-care/wound-care.pdf

5. An injury to the pastern is an injury to what part of the body?

The area between the neck and the back.

The area between hoof and the fetlock joint.

The are between the hoof and the cannon bone.

Another word for the withers.

An area between the point of the hip and the croup.

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Explanation

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6. What pest can cause erosion of the stomach wall, is most common in the summer and fall, is seen in the form of sticky yellow eggs on the animals coat which should be removed when seen, and is sometimes controlled with Ivermectin or Moxidectrin?

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Explanation

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7. Which is/are not a part of worm prevention?

De-worming medicines every 6-8 weeks

Muck picking fields

Extensive grazing.

Hoof picking.

Use of multiple multiple de-wormers to avoid build up of resistance.

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Explanation

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8. The only reliable way to detect worm eggs in feces is with the microscope.

True

False

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Most eggs are too small to be seen by the human eye.

Explanation

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Most eggs are too small to be seen by the human eye.

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10. What is the most common worm to cause disease in the horse?

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These worms infect organs. When they infect the intestine, they can cause starvation.

Explanation

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These worms infect organs. When they infect the intestine, they can cause starvation.

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11. What worm is more likely to be a problem in foals than adult horses and can cause the symptom of a cold?

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These worms pass through the lungs.

Explanation

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These worms pass through the lungs.

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