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how much water do horses need to consume in a day
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10-15 gallons
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what color is hay? what is it for?
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green, eating
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what color is straw? what is it for
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gold, bedding
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Grass hay
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timothy hay, decreased protein, lower digestible nutrients
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legume hay
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alfalfa, increased protein, increased Ca/P ratio, increase in digestible nutrients
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what is first cut hay
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last years growth
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what is second cut hay
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new growth from this year, you always want this
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what should you always look for when getting hay
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dead animals, mold, dirt, and dust.
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how much of the diet consists of protein?
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10-12% protein
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what produces the ammonia smell in the urine?
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protein
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what percentage of the diet is carbs?
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80-90%
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where do they get potassium
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hay (foraging)
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what can a deficiency in ca/p lead to?
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abnormal bone growth/ cell function
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what are the c/s for magnesium deficiency, is it common?
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very uncommon, c/s are staggering and convulsions
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what does sodium chloride control
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cell function and water balance
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how many grains of salt do they lose per lb of perspiration
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30 grains
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what does the micromineral iodine control?
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fetal development and a deficiency would cause weak foals
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what does the micromineral copper control?
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cartilage, bone, and pigmentation formation
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what does the micromineral iron control?
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hemoglobin formation
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what do the microminerals manganese and zinc control? what problems would a deficiency create?
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hair loss & shortage. deficiency= poor wound healing, and lameness
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what would a deficiency in the micromineral selenium create?
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weak foals, intertility, and leads to white muscle dz
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how soon must foals get colostrum?
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within 18 hours
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when is feed/forage introduced to foals
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1-2 weeks
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when is weaning of foals done
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6 months
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when is de-worming of foals done
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2-3 months
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how long is gestation?
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11 months
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during the last trimester what do you increase in the diet
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protein
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during lactation, what do you feed the mare
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double calorie, free choice hay, 1-1.5 lbs/100lbs of body weight
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what percent protein does a light work performance horse receive? how much grain per day?
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8.5% protein, 0.5-1.5lb grain/day/hr of activity
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what percent protein does a moderate work performance horse receive? how much grain per day?
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8.5-10% of protein, 2-3lbs of grain/hr of activity
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