Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | Which
of the following best describes the modern horse? a. | non-ruminant, herbivore, odd-toed, warm
blooded | b. | non-ruminant, omnivore, odd-toed, hot
blooded | c. | ruminant, milk giving, hoofed, grazer | d. | ruminant,
herbivore, hot blooded, grazer | e. | cecumated, omnivore, odd-toed, warm
blooded | | |
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| 2. | Which
is the correct number of cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in the horse? a. | 13, 15,
6 | b. | 9, 14,
5 | c. | 7, 18,
6 | d. | 7, 13,
9 | e. | 5, 15,
9 | | |
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| 3. | A
horse with a long shoulder and forearm will most likely have which of the following? a. | a short, choppy
stride | b. | a short, hard hitting gait | c. | a medium, ground
covering walk | d. | a long, ground covering stride | e. | a tendency
toward lameness | | |
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| 4. | Which
of the following are correct examples of pulse, respiration and temperature (degrees F) in a normal,
mature horse at rest? a. | 72, 5, 100 | b. | 42,16,
100.5 | c. | 23, 8, 101.5 | d. | 35, 56,
100 | e. | 72, 10,
98.4 | | |
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| 5. | Which
of the following requires the highest nutritional level? a. | mare in first
third of gestation | b. | mare 1st day postpartum | c. | lactating mare 8
weeks postpartum | d. | mare running 1 mile per day | e. | stallion during
breeding | | |
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| 6. | A
horse weighing 1175#, with a length of 74 inches, would most nearly have a heart
girth of: a. | 35" | b. | 47" | c. | 51" | d. | 62" | e. | 77" | | |
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| 7. | Which
of the following will most likely affect a horse=s way of going and ability to
perform? a. | bone spavin,
ring bone, founder | b. | thoroughpin, bog spavin, capped hock | c. | thrush,
scratches, wind galls | d. | shoe boil, splint, contracted heels | e. | wind galls, shoe
boil, bone spavin | | |
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| 8. | Which
of the following describes a mare most likely to accept a stallion for breeding? a. | elevates tail
with eversion of clitoris and leans toward the teaser | b. | squeals and
strikes with erect ears | c. | clamps tail, kicks and leans away from the
teaser | d. | strikes, bares teeth with ears flat | e. | nickers,
whinnies, and flattens tail to body | | |
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| 9. | Which
of the following is NOT an accessory sex gland of the stallion? a. | vas
deferens | b. | vesicular | c. | bulbourethral | d. | prostate | e. | epididymis | | |
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| 10. | Which
are the probable combinations of the following mating? EE x Ee a. | 2 EE & 2
Ee | b. | All
Ee | c. | 3Ee & 2 Ee &
3ee | d. | 2 Ee & 2
Ee | e. | All
ee | | |
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| 11. | What
is a pigeon toed horse most likely to do? a. | move front feet inward in large
arcs | c. | move front feet
in a paddling motion | b. | move front feet inward in small
arcs | d. | move front feet
in a straight line | | | | |
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| 12. | How
many liters/minute of blood will an exercising horse with respiration of 16 and pulse of 56, pump
through the heart?
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| 13. | Which
of the following traits is most heritable? a. | Thoroughbred racing times | b. | cannon bone
circumference | c. | fertility | d. | jumping,
dressage, eventing | e. | weight and height | | |
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| 14. | Where
would epitheliogenisis imperfecta usually be found on the horse? a. | hocks | b. | vertebrae | c. | skin | d. | poll | e. | small intestine | | |
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| 15. | What
is the primary cause of pneumovagina? a. | poor perineal conformation | b. | inability to
ovulate during estrus | c. | injury to the lower olycranon | d. | Caslick's
surgery | e. | underdeveloped ovaries | | |
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| 16. | Which
of the following describes normal stallion semen? a. | 60 ml. semen, 60% motile sperm, 20% abnormal
sperm | b. | 60 ml. semen, 20% motile sperm, 20% abnormal
sperm | c. | 20 ml. semen, 80% motile sperm, 20% abnormal
sperm | d. | 10 ml. semen, 60% motile sperm, 40% abnormal
sperm | e. | 150 ml. semen, 40% motile sperm, 60% abnormal
sperm | | |
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| 17. | Which
of the following is NOT a recommended management practice? a. | ensure parasite
control is adequate | b. | limit exercise to prevent energy
consumption | c. | feed at regular times | d. | clean managers
and feeders | e. | examine teeth regularly and arrange for
care | | |
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| 18. | Which
breeds are warmbloods? a. | Arabian, Quarter Horse, Paint | b. | Arabian, Morgan,
Hackney | c. | Holsteiner, Thoroughbred, Oldenberg | d. | Oldenberg,
Trakehner, Hanoverian | e. | Shire, Hanoverian, Trakehner | | |
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| 19. | 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 | | |
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| 20. | Which
are found in the front limb of the horse? a. | atlas, fibula, scapula | b. | mandible, orbit,
frontal bone | c. | scapula, carpus, tarsus | d. | fibula,
calcaneus, metacarpus | e. | carpus, metacarpus, radius | | |
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