Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 1. | How long is the average
gestation period of a mare? a. | 336 days | b. | 295 days | c. | 270 days | d. | 123 days | | | | | | | | |
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| 2. | Name one shot that is generally
given only in the spring? a. | Potomac Horse
Fever | c. | Rhinoncumanitis | b. | Strangles | d. | East/West | | | | |
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| 3. | How many teeth does a mature
female have?
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| 4. | ______ is a disease of the frog
of a horse a. | Wind Puffs | c. | Osslets | b. | Thrush | d. | Navicular
disease | | | | |
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| 5. | _______is filing the sharp
edges of a horses tooth? a. | Forging | b. | Granulation | c. | Floating | d. | Dishing | | | | | | | | |
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| 6. | ____ is a record of the
ancestry of an animal? a. | Hybrid | b. | Pedigree | c. | Heredity | d. | Breed | | | | | | | | |
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| 7. | Which reproductive organ in the
mare produces eggs? a. | Ovaries | c. | Fallopian Tubes | b. | Uterus | d. | Vulva | | | | |
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| 8. | What is always true about a bay
horse? a. | Coat color is reddish brown | c. | Has a dorsal
stripe | b. | Main and tail are black | d. | All are true | | | | |
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| 9. | A lateral 2-beat gait
is___? a. | Canter | b. | Trot | c. | Pace | d. | Lope | | | | | | | | |
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| 10. | A Diagonal 2-beat gait
is____? a. | Canter | b. | Trot | c. | Pace | d. | Lope | | | | | | | | |
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| 11. | Which is not a
legume? a. | Timothy | b. | Alfalfa | c. | Red Clover | d. | White Clover | | | | | | | | |
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| 12. | Tetanus is caused by a
____? a. | Virus | b. | Bacteria | c. | Fungus | d. | Mosquito | | | | | | | | |
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| 13. | Rain scald is caused
by____? a. | Virus | b. | Bacteria | c. | Fungus | d. | Worms | | | | | | | | |
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| 14. | The least desirable bedding for
horses is____? a. | Walnut shavings | b. | Straw | c. | Pine
shavings | d. | No difference | | | | | | | | |
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| 15. | A white leg marking up to the
fetlock is___? a. | Ankle | b. | Stocking | c. | Pastern | d. | Boot | | | | | | | | |
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| 16. | Which internal parasite is the
most harmful to the horse because they damage tissue by sucking blood? a. | Strongyles | b. | Ascarids | c. | Bots | d. | Tapeworm | | | | | | | | |
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| 17. | What is the primary hormone
responsible for the preparation for ovulation conception, causing the mare to accept the stallion?
a. | Progesterone | c. | Luetenizing Hormone | b. | Estrogen | d. | Follicle Stimulating Hormone | | | | |
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| 18. | What is the primary hormone
responsible for ovulation? a. | Progesterone | c. | Luetenizing Hormone | b. | Estrogen | d. | Follicle stimulation Hormone | | | | |
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| 19. | What hormone is mainly
responsible for ovarian follicular development? a. | Progesterone | c. | Luetenizing Hormone | b. | Estrogen | d. | Follicle Stimulation Hormone | | | | |
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| 20. | What hormone is primarily
responsible for the recognition and maintenance of pregnancy a. | Progesterone | c. | Luetenizing Hormone | b. | Estrogen | d. | Follicle Stimulation Hormone | | | | |
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| 21. | What is the primary sex organ
of the mare? a. | Vagina | b. | Ovary | c. | Uterus | d. | Oviduct | | | | | | | | |
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| 22. | The egg is contained in a
bubble-like sac on the ovary called the ___? a. | Vagina | b. | Ovary | c. | Uterus | d. | Follicle | | | | | | | | |
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| 23. | The tube that carries the egg
to the uterus is called the___? a. | Follicle | b. | Oviduct | c. | Infundibulum | d. | Uterus | | | | | | | | |
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| 24. | The largest female reproductive
organ where the fetus develops is the ___? a. | Vagina | b. | Oviduct | c. | Infundibulum | d. | Uterus | | | | | | | | |
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| 25. | What is the primary sex organ
of the stallion? a. | Urethra | b. | Testicle | c. | Scrotum | d. | Epididymis | | | | | | | | |
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| 26. | Which sex organ is responsible
for testosterone production? a. | Urethra | b. | Vas
Deferens | c. | Semi Vesicle | d. | Testicle | | | | | | | | |
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| 27. | Sperm is stored in which male
reproductive organ? a. | Epididymis | b. | Testicles | c. | Vas
Deferens | d. | Urethra | | | | | | | | |
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| 28. | Sperm production takes place in
what male reproductive organ? a. | Urethra | c. | Testicle | b. | Vas Deferens | d. | Seminiferous Tubules | | | | |
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| 29. | Which of the following is
harmful if ingested by a horse? a. | Japanese
Yew | c. | Rumensin | b. | Sudan
Grass | d. | All of these are correct | | | | |
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| 30. | Which nutrient group is a
source of stored energy? a. | Fats | b. | Minerals | c. | Carbohydrates | d. | Proteins | | | | | | | | |
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| 31. | Which of the following is NOT
an accessory gland in producing nutrient fluid for sperm? a. | Seminal Vesicles | c. | Cowper’s Gland | b. | Prostrate | d. | Vas Deferens | | | | |
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| 32. | What mineral builds strong
bones and sound teeth? a. | Salt | b. | Calcium | c. | Phosphorus | d. | Potassium | | | | | | | | |
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| 33. | What mineral deficiency caused
Rickets in young horses and osteomalacia in mature horses? a. | Salt | b. | Calcium | c. | Phosphorus | d. | Potassium | | | | | | | | |
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| 34. | What nutrient is important in
enzyme systems, bone formation, and calcium and phosphorus metabolism? a. | Magnesium | b. | Potassium | c. | Sulfur | d. | Zinc | | | | | | | | |
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| 35. | What mineral results in reduces
appetite, growth retardation, unsteady gait and general muscle weakness? a. | magnesium | b. | potassium | c. | sulfur | d. | zinc | | | | | | | | |
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| 36. | What cereal gain is highest in
percent phosphorus content? a. | Barley | b. | Corn | c. | Oats | d. | Wheat Bran | | | | | | | | |
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| 37. | What trace mineral causes
infertility? a. | Manganese | b. | Salt | c. | Sulfur | d. | Selenium | | | | | | | | |
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| 38. | Night blindness is the result
of what fat soluble vitamin? a. | Vitamin A | b. | Vitamin E | c. | Vitamin D | d. | Vitamin K | | | | | | | | |
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| 39. | Which of the following water
soluble vitamins would be used to treat a horse with a poor appetite and poor
growth? a. | Vitamin D | b. | Vitamin B-12 | c. | Vitamin C | d. | Vitamin K | | | | | | | | |
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| 40. | Which is not a cause of
laminitis? a. | Over-eating | c. | Dirty stalls | b. | Retained placenta | d. | All are causes | | | | |
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| 41. | Restless, looking at the flank,
and sweating are signs a horse may have____? a. | Encephalitis | c. | Colic | b. | Lock Jaw | d. | Potomac Horse
Fever | | | | |
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| 42. | On average, a horse
drinks____of water a day? a. | 12-20
gallons | c. | 4-6 gallons | b. | 15-30
gallons | d. | None of these are correct | | | | |
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| 43. | The offspring of a sire is a
_____? a. | Get | c. | Breed | b. | Produce | d. | Family | | | | |
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| 44. | A “hand”
measures? a. | 6 inches | c. | 4 inches | b. | 10 inches | d. | Not given | | | | |
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| 45. | Which horses require the most
crude protein in their feed ration? a. | Idle mature
horses | c. | Mares in early gestation | b. | Yearlings | d. | No difference
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| 46. | What is the most essential
nutrient group? a. | water | b. | fat | c. | carbohydrate | d. | protein | | | | | | | | |
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| 47. | What nutrient group provides
energy? a. | water | b. | vitamins | c. | carbohydrates | d. | proteins | | | | | | | | |
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| 48. | Which nutrient group is
responsible for growth and development? a. | Water | b. | Vitamins | c. | Carbohydrates | d. | Proteins | | | | | | | | |
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| 49. | The facial portion of the skull
consists of what opening? a. | Orbital
Cavity | c. | Oral Passage | b. | Nasal
Cavity | d. | All of these | | | | |
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| 50. | What is the smallest of the
draft breeds? a. | Belgian | b. | Clydesdale | c. | Percheron | d. | Shire | | | | | | | | |
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