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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | On which continent of the world did the modern Horse, Equus, originate? | a. | Asia | c. | Europe | e. | Australia | | b. | Africa | d. | North America | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2. | Which four breeds of horses were developed in the United States? | a. | Arabian, Hackney, Clydesdale, Hanoverian | | b. | Standardbred, Thoroughbred, Saddlebred, Trottingbred | | c. | Quarter Horse, Saddlebred, Morgan, Appaloosa | | d. | Palomino, Shetland, Andalusian, Cleveland Bay | | e. | Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Arabian, Paint | | | | |
| | 3. | Which horse described below would you not purchase because it possesses a major unsoundness that affects the horse’s usefulness? One with: | a. | parrot mouth, a bowed tendon, quarter cracks, and osselets | | b. | a thoroughpin, splints, ewe neck, and thrush | | c. | scratches, gravel, a sway back, and pig eyes | | d. | wind puffs, smooth mouth, capped hocks, and goose rump | | e. | rain rot, sickle hocked, capped elbow, and mutton withers | | | | |
| | 4. | What are the stages in the life cycle of the bot? | a. | adult-eggs-larvae | d. | worms-maggots-larvae | | b. | fly-eggs-larvae-pupa | e. | parasite-adult-fly-worms | | c. | eggs-worms | | | | | | | | |
| | 5. | Which symptoms are characteristics of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) | a. | abdominal pain, sweating, and rolling | | b. | enlarged lymph nodes, fever, and nasal discharge | | c. | rapid breathing, chest pains, and fever | | d. | drooling, paralysis, and death | | e. | fever, weakness and swelling of the legs, and weight loss | | | | |
| | 6. | Which of the following, best, sequentially, identifies parts of the horse’s digestive tract | a. | lips,larynx,lungs,large intestine | | b. | mouth,esophagus,stomach,cecum | | c. | cervix,liver,duodenum,anus | | d. | esophagus,rumen,cecum,colon | | e. | mouth,small colon,stomach,large intestine | | | | |
| | 7. | A horse with short,straight pasterns would be predisposed to which of the following ways of going? | a. | speedy cutting | c. | rope walking | e. | crossfiring | | b. | forging | d. | trappy | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8. | Which feedstuff contains the most protein per pound? | a. | soybean meal | c. | beet pulp | e. | linseed meal | | b. | dehydrated alfalfa | d. | cornmeal | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 9. | The period of sexual inactivity in the mare during the winter is called: | a. | estrus | b. | diestrus | c. | anestrus | d. | heat | e. | monoestrus | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10. | The accepted method of shoeing a horse having been diagnosed with navicular disease is: | a. | heel caulks, rim shoes, and pads | | b. | trailers, side clips, and borium | | c. | wedgepads, aluminum shoes,and toe clips | | d. | decrease the angle, the weights, and full swedge shoe | | e. | rolled toes, wedge pad, and bar shoes | | | | |
| | 11. | A ton of first cutting, timothy/alfalfa hay costs $90.00. Each bale weighs 60 pounds. What is the cost per bale? | a. | $.90 | b. | $1.50 | c. | $2.70 | d. | $3.90 | e. | $5.40 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 12. | A feed dealer has had a request to mix a ton batch of grain to a level of 17% crude protein(CP). The dealer will use corn grain (10.4%CP) and bean meal (49.9%CP). How much of each feed will the dealer use? | a. | 33.2 # of corn, 1665.8 # of bean meal | | b. | 444.8 of corn, 1555.2 # of bean meal | | c. | 1555.2 # of corn, 444.8 # of bean meal | | d. | 1665.8 # of corn, 334.2 # of bean meal | | e. | 1777 # of corn, 223 # of bean meal | | | | |
| | 13. | What are the probable color outcomes that result from breeding a Palomino to a Palomino? | a. | 50% palomino, 50% black | | b. | 25% chestnut, 50% palomino, 25% cremello | | c. | 25% chestnut, 25% black, 25% white, 25% gray | | d. | 50% chestnut, 25% buckskin, 25% cremello | | e. | 25% palomino, 75% chestnut | | | | |
| | 14. | Your 8-year old, Thoroughbred gelding comes out of the stall very stiff in the left hind limb and unwilling to draw the limb forward. This appears to be much more pronounced when turning the horse toward the left. Upon backing the stiffness disappears and normal flexion returns. What is the probable cause? | a. | upward fixation of the patella | d. | wobblers syndrome | | b. | stringhalt | e. | subluxation of the sacroiliac | | c. | bone spavin | | | | | | | | |
| | 15. | An 1100#, 7-year old gelding at maintenance level should receive which of the following rations? | a. | 22# good mixed hay, 15 gallons water, and 6#, 12% grain mix | | b. | 11# grass hay, 15 gallons water, and 2#, 10% grain mix | | c. | 11# alfalfa hay, unlimited water, and 1#, 10% grain mix | | d. | 22# good mixed hay, unlimited water, and 1#, 10% grain mix | | e. | free choice 14% grain mix, unlimited water and unlimited hay | | | | |
| | 16. | A quarter horse mare, bred for the 1st time, was checked in foal at both 35 and 60 days post breeding. At 150 days of expected pregnancy, the mare was not in foal. Which of the following is the most probable scenario? | a. | none of the horses on this farm were immunized against influenza this year | | b. | scar tissue blocked the fallopian tubes | | c. | the placenta failed to produce sufficient progesterone | | d. | decreased amounts of FSH&LH were produced by ovaries | | e. | Caslick’s operation was performed | | | | |
| | 17. | A horse’s permanent canine teeth have just erupted. How old is this horse? | a. | 6 months | b. | 1 1/2 years | c. | 2 1/2 years | d. | 3 1/2 years | e. | 4 1/2 years | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 18. | The estimated water intake of a 1000# horse with the environmental temperature between 60-70 degrees F and the horse doing heavy work is how many gallons per day? | a. | 4-8 | b. | 8-11 | c. | 12-15 | d. | 16-19 | e. | 20-23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 19. | In a young horse is receiving 60 grams of phosphorus per day, what is the acceptable range of calcium in the daily ration? | a. | 25-60 grams | c. | 66-120 grams | e. | 120-130 grams | | b. | 50-55 grams | d. | 90-270 grams | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 20. | A customer needs help in planning their new breeding facility. They plan on standing one stallion, owning 4 mares and bringing in 20 outside mares each year. They only plan to show halter horses, not performance. Which of the following facilities most closely meets their needs in the Northeastern United States? | a. | 10 acres, 8 of which are in one pasture, a 10-stall barn with 10”x10” foaling stall and a 60’x100’ indoor arena | | b. | 30 acres, 25 of which are divided into 5 separate pastures with run-in sheds, and a 10-stall barn with one 10’x20’ foaling stall | | c. | 30 acres, 25 of which are divided into 5 separate pastures with run-in sheds, and a 10-stall barn with one 10’x20’ foaling stall but with a 60’ open span building | | d. | 10 acres, 8 of which are in one pasture, a 10-stall barn with 10”x10” foaling stall and a 60’x100’ indoor arena but with a 15-stall barn and a 60’x60’ indoor arena | | e. | 50 acres, 40 of which are in pasture and a 60’x60, open pole barn | | | | |