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32 Cards in this Set
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The cecum is also known as what?
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A functional appendix
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What is the key to carbohydrates?
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Carbon
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Fat has __ more times of energy per gram than carbohydrates.
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2.25
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What is found in green grass, and is a good source of Vitamin A?
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Carotene
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What is the scientific name for the egg?
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Ovum
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What are the units of inheritance?
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Genes
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Name an insect which speads sleeping sickness.
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Mosquito or biting flies
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What is the scapula?
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The shoulder blade
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Name the three evolutionary stages of the horse in order.
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Eohippus, Mesohippus, and Equus
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Where can a shoe boil be found?
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Point of the elbow
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What is a ringbone?
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A bony growth on either or both side of the pastern
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What is the term for a male horse that is castrated?
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Gelding
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What is a soft-bodied, grublike, footless insect larva, found usually living in decaying matter?
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Maggot
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From what country did the Cleveland Bay originate?
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England
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What is a jack?
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A male donkey or ass
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What is chlorophyll?
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The green pigment in plants essential to carbohydrate production
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Olfaction is associated with which of the senses?
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Smell
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Give the technical term for mares exhibiting no signs of estrus during the winter months.
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Anestrus
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A short-necked horse possesses how many cervical vertebrae?
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Seven
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What are two basic types of roughages?
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Grasses and legumes
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What is a mule foal called?
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Colt
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In quarts, what is the capacity of the large intestine?
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Between 130 and 142 quarts
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How often should a horse's feet be cleaned?
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Once per day
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Where are the balls of feces formed?
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In the small colon
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Name three of the essential amino acids.
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Arginine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine
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In the stakes race how many times do you cross the line between the cones?
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Three
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In the stakes race how far apart are the cones?
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20 feet
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Why is Vitamin B deficiency not a normal occurrence in the horse?
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The vitamins are either available in sufficient quantity in the diet, or they are synthesized by bacteria
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How often should a stabled horse be groomed?
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At least once per day
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A deep heart girth and well sprung foreribs give room for what two systems?
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Respiratory and digestive
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What farm animal is Neat's-foot oil made from?
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Cattle
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What is the onle cereal grain that contains carotene?
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Corn
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