Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 1. | How many hands tall would a 72
in. horse be? a. | 16 hands | b. | 15 hands | c. | 18 hands | d. | We no longer use hands to measure
horses. | | |
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| 2. | When measuring horses, we
measure: a. | Point of shoulder to ground | c. | Hip to ground | b. | Hock to gaskin | d. | Ground to withers | | | | |
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| 3. | On average, how many gallons of
water do horses drink each day? a. | 2-3 | b. | 20-30 | c. | 10-12 | d. | 19-20 | | | | | | | | |
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| 4. | When giving an injection IM,
the IM stands for: a. | In Mouth | b. | Inter
Muscular | c. | Inter Membrane | d. | In Muzzle | | | | | | | | |
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| 5. | The estrus length of a filly on
average is about how many days long?
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| 6. | One benefit of using AI would
be: a. | Increased transportation cost | b. | More offspring out of a superior mare | c. | Decreased fertility | d. | Allowed to use superior Stallion over more
mares. | | |
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| 7. | ______________ is a female
horse under 2 years old. a. | Mare | b. | Gelding | c. | Filly | d. | Colt | | | | | | | | |
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| 8. | The gestation length of a mare
is on average how long? a. | 330 days | c. | 4.5 weeks | b. | 12 months | d. | 245 days + 15 days | | | | |
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| 9. | ______________ is a slow three
beat gait. a. | Trot | b. | Canter | c. | Walk | d. | Lope | | | | | | | | |
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| 10. | In a Western Pleasure class the
_______________ is the most important gait.
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| 11. | One advantage of inbreeding
is: a. | Increased homozygosity | b. | A closed
pedigree | c. | Recessive traits tend to be bred out | d. | There are no advantages to inbreeding | | |
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| 12. | If I bred a paint to a quarter
horse, what type of breeding system would I be using? a. | Nicking | c. | Cross breeding | b. | Sire to daughter
mating | d. | Grading up | | | | |
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| 13. | _____________ can be used to
bring mares into heat. a. | Hormones | c. | Both hormones and
lights | b. | Lights | d. | None of these are correct | | | | |
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| 14. | ____________ is a hormone given
to mares to induce ovulation. a. | Estrogen | b. | Progesterone | c. | Lutalase | d. | GNrH | | | | | | | | |
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| 15. | A mare should be in the
following condition to foal: a. | Fat | b. | Obese | c. | Ribs
showing | d. | It doesn’t matter | | | | | | | | |
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| 16. | Barker’s Syndrome, or
dummy foal, is caused by: a. | Mare made antibodies against foal during
gestation | b. | Lack of oxygen to foal during parturition | c. | Foal missing part of immune system | d. | Foal refuses to nurse. | | |
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| 17. | When putting a mare in a
lighting program to induce estrus how long should the daylight length be each day? a. | 8 hours | b. | 12 hours | c. | 20 hours | d. | 16 hours | | | | | | | | |
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| 18. | Regumate is a synthetic form of
what hormone? a. | Progesterone | b. | Prostaglandin | c. | Estrogen | d. | FSH | | | | | | | | |
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| 19. | _____________ make sperm in the
stallion. a. | Testis | b. | Epididymis | c. | Scrotum | d. | Penis | | | | | | | | |
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| 20. | Which of the following is not a
hormone of the estrus cycle? a. | ADTR | b. | Progesterone | c. | LH | d. | FSH | | | | | | | | |
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| 21. | Ivermectin will kill which
types of worms? a. | Bots | c. | Pin worms | b. | Strongyles | d. | All of these are
correct | | | | |
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| 22. | The protein level for a mature
non-breeding stallion should be what>
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| 23. | Parrot mouth is a _________
trait. a. | Recessive | b. | Heterozygous | c. | Dominant | d. | Sex linked | | | | | | | | |
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| 24. |
If I crossed a PP stallion with a pp mare,
the offspring would be? a. | All
heterozygous | c. | Half homozygous | b. | All
homozygous | d. | None of these are correct | | | | |
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| 25. | Breeding a donkey to a horse
would result in what type of animal? a. | Pony | b. | Donrse | c. | Mule | d. | Zoney | | | | | | | | |
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| 26. | Crossing a sire to his daughter
would give you a ________ % inbreeding coefficient.
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