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22 Cards in this Set
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owners often feed horses by _______, not ______,
but it should be the other way around |
volume, weight
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horses have a ________ digestive system
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non-ruminant, herbivore
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horses are ____ fermenters and have a large _____ for digestion of fiber
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hind-gut, colon
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colic in horses is ______, caused by _______
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abdominal pain, poor quality forages
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laminitis (founder) is caused by _______. shows up in the hooves (horses)
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starch overload, high grain diets
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a horse diet includes: (3)
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forage
concentrates supplements |
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______ is the foundation of the horse diet
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forage
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forage as % of horse body weight
minimum _% recommended _% mature horse can eat as much as _-_% a day! |
0.75
1 2-3 |
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forages to avoid for horses: (3)
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sorghum, sudan, kleingrass
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horse digestive systems are suited to ____________ meals
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small, forage-type
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avoid feeding more than __%BW per ___ in concentrate to horses
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0.5%BW per meal
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horse body condition score indicates degree of ______
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fat cover
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horse body condition scores go from __ to __, extremely thin to extremely fat
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1-9
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horses doing light work need a __% increase in energy
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25
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horses doing moderate work need a __% increase in energy
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50
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horses doing intense work need a __% increase in energy
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100
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most horses consume __-__% of BW daily
_% should be forage |
2-2.5
1 |
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to horses _____ are toxic
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ionophores
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feed horses ___ at same time each day
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regularly
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offer feed ___ per day when grain intake exceeds ___%BW
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2x
0.5% |
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limit horse grain intake to ____lb feed/100lb BW per feeding
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0.5
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horse ration changes should be done ______, over _____ to avoid digestive disturbances
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gradually, 1 week
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