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Which of the following is not characteristic of fusaric acid?
(a) A tryptophan analogue.
(b) Pharmacologically active.
(c) Reduces blood pressure.
(d) Elevates brain serotonin.
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(2) Which of the following is not associated with colic?
(a) Twisting of the colon.
(b) Impaction of the cecum.
(c) Gastric distension.
(d) Exercise.
(e) Herniation of the small intestine. |
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(3) Which of the following least applies to ryegrass staggers?
(a) Lolitrem B.
(b) Acremonium lolli.
(c) Neurotoxicosis.
(d) Stimulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the central nervous system.
(e) Prolonged nerve depolarization. |
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(4) Which of the following is not characteristic of Equine Fescue Toxicosis?
(a) Ergovaline.
(b) Agalactia.
(c) Lowered skin temperature.
(d) Polydipsia.
(e) Hypothroidism in foals. |
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(5) Which of the following applies least to equine salivary syndrome?
(a) Piloerection.
(b) Slaframine.
(c) Red clover.
(d) Rhizoctonia leguminicola.
(e) Sympathetic alkaloids. |
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(6) Which of the following is not a symptom of cholic?
(a) Extended periods without urination.
(b) Extended periods without defecation.
(c) Bloat.
(d) Extended stretching out.
(e) Kicking at the abdomen |
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(7) Which of the following is not another name for equine rhabdomyolysis ?
(a) Black water.
(b) Azoturia.
(c) Tying-up.
(d) ER.
(e) Sunday morning disease. |
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(8) Which of the following is least characteristic of aflatoxin?
(a) Can cause fatty liver.
(b) Detoxified by cytochrome P-450.
(c) Is a hepatocarcinogen.
(d) Can inhibit lipoprotein synthesis.
(e) Elevates blood activity of gamma-glutamyltransferase. |
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(9) Which of the following statements does not apply to fructans?
(b) Not degraded in the equine small intestine.
(c) Highest concentrations are in warm season grasses.
(d) Non-structural carbohydrates.
(e) Found in high concentrations in rye grass.
(f) Concentrations in plants influenced by time of day. |
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(10) Which of the following does not cause equine ulcers?
(a) Finely ground grain.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Gastric HCl secretion.
(d) Intestinal parasites.
(e) Stress. |
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(11) Which of the following is least characteristic of equine zearalenone toxicosis?
(a) Hypoestrogenism.
(b) Increased frequency of abortions.
(c) Increased estrogen binding in the reproductive tract.
(d) Uterine enlargement.
(e) Infertility. |
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(12) Which of the following applies least to Equine Cushing’s Disease?
(a) Characterized by variable blood cortisol concentrations.
(b) A chronic progressive neuroendocrine disease.
(c) Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction.
(d) Excessive endorphin production.
(e) Catabolism of body protein reserves. |
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(13) Which of the following is not an effective way of managing laminitis through diet?
(a) Feeding mineral oil.
(b) Feeding activated charcoal.
(c) Feeding early cut hay.
(d) Avoiding overgrazing.
(e) Feeding hay with 17% NSC. |
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(14) Which of the following is least characteristic of equine carbohydrate digestion?
(a) Gastric bacterial fermentation.
(b) Gastric production of lactic acid.
(c) Intestinal absorption of lactic acid.
(d) Cecal fermentation can result in volatile fatty acid production.
(e) Gastric production of fatty acids. |
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(15) Which of the following is least associated with equine leucoencephalomalacia?
(a) Increased sphingolipid synthesis.
(b) Fumonisins.
(c) Sudden death.
(d) Feeding of corn screenings.
(e) Atrophy of the brain. |
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(16) Which of the following is not symptomatic of the feeding of combinations of grains naturally-contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins to non-exercising horses?
(a) Reduced consumption of concentrates.
(b) Increased consumption of hay.
(c) No loss of weight.
(d) Elevated hepatic gamma glutamyltransferase activity.
(e) Weight loss. |
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(17) Which applies least to nutrition of the horse?
(a) The small intestine provides adequate water soluble vitamin synthesis.
(b) The horse responds to high dietary levels of concentrates like a monogastric.
(c) The horse responds to high dietary levels of roughage like a ruminant.
(d) Fat is well digested by the horse.
(e) The pH of digesta increases in the distal small intestine. |
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(18) Which of the following is not associated with heaves?
(a) Inhaled dust.
(b) Pulmonary edema.
(c) Lost lung elasticity.
(d) Nasal discharge.
(e) Inadequate air in lung tissue. |
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(19) Which of the following does not apply to equine rhabdomyolysis?
(a) Characterized by myoglobinuria.
(b) Was common in draft horses.
(c) May be caused by a rapid influx of calcium into muscle cells.
(d) Characterized by reduced blood creatine kinase activity.
(a) Can be minimized by high fat, low starch diets. |
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(20) Which of the following does not have a direct role in the cause of laminitis?
(b) Tryptophan.
(c) Serotonin.
(d) Peripheral vasoconstriction.
(e) Increased lactic acid concentrations in the intestinal tract.
(f) Increased intestinal permeability. |
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