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| Which is best to feed for laminitis-prone horses, cold or warm season grasses? What time of day should they graze? |
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warm season grassses
early morning or overnight |
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| RER is associated with which breeds? |
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| Where are fructans broken down? |
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| ER is characterized by _____ resulting in dark urine |
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| RER is characterized by _____ |
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| abnormal intercellular Ca metabolism, abnormal muscle fiber contraction |
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| ____ levels are an excellent diagnostic tool for ER |
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| creatine kinase (will be elevated) |
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| Starch fermentation in the LI results in a ____ pH due to ____ lactic acid/propionic acid production |
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| Which region of the stomach is more prone to ulcers? |
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| The usual cause of hyperlipemia is _____ |
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| reduced feed intake causing weight reduction |
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| What hormone regulates the pituitary pars intermedia? |
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| When dopamine regulation of the pituitary pars intermedia is lost, the result is chronic excessive production of _____, and elevated _____ |
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adrenocorticotropin
cortisol |
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Term
True or False
Horses with cushings are often more docile & have a high pain tolerance |
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| Why does cushings result in an immunodeficiency? |
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| catabolism of proteins, including immunoglobulins |
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Definition
| long hair coat that doesn't shed |
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True or False
Increasing dietary fat can minimize complications of cushings |
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True or False
drought & flooding & warm temps increase incidence of mycotoxin contamination in feeds |
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True or False
increased global trading of feed grains increases likelihood of feed contamination |
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| What is necessary to analyze fusarium mycotoxins in feeds? |
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| What contaminant causes equine leucoencephalomalacia? |
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| _____ inhibit synthesis of membrane lipids |
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| _____ increase tryptophan and seratonin levels |
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| tricothecenes & fusaric cid |
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| _____ inhibit cellular protein synthesis |
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| ______ cause hemorrhaging in the intestines & bloody feces |
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| _____ causes abortions an infertility due to elevated |
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| _____ causes a drop in blood pressure |
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| _____ inhibit hepatic protein synthesis |
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| ____ is the most carcinogenic compounds known |
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| _____ is associated with increased gamma glutamyl transferase activity |
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Definition
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Term
True or False
aflatoxins can cause respiratory infections & immunosuppresion |
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Definition
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| _____ is associated with reduced IgG concentrations in milk |
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Definition
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Term
True or False
Equine ergot toxicosis impairs reproduction |
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Definition
false
fescue toxicosis does |
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Term
| What causes ryegrass staggers? |
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Definition
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| _____ reduces norepinephrine concentrations in the brain and therefore reduces blood pressure |
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| Contamination of what mycotoxin might result in excess plasma concentrations of CO2? |
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Definition
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| Why would fusaric acid increase CO2 levels? |
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Definition
| reduces norepinephrine in the brain, which reduces blood pressure, restricting blood flow to lungs and inhibiting the exalation of CO2 |
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Term
| pH of digesta (increases/decreases) at the distal end of the ileum |
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Definition
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| What type of diet is a good choice for horses kept in confined areas |
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| high fiber, high fat diet, low starch |
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