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VET 115 Week 9
Equine Husbandry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 80% of foalings occur at ____. | Night |
| Common for gestation to be longer with the ___ foal. | 1st |
| Edema of the legs, wax on the teats, swollen udders, mild vulvar swelling, relaxation of the pelvic ligaments | Impending parturition |
| Calcium concentration in mammary secretions ____ sharply at time of foaling | Rises |
| Lasts 2-4 hrs, mares should be separated from other horses, tail should wrapped and perineal area should be washed at this stage | Stage one parturition |
| Begins with the water breaking, delivery of the fetus is done within 20-30 minutes, equine placenta separates rapidly at this stage | Stage two parturition |
| Passage of the placenta and fetal membranes, within 2-4 hours of foaling, mare should be confined, tail should be wrapped, exposed membranes should be tied to themselves | Stage three parturition |
| Incidence of dystocia is ___ in equines compared to other large animal species | low |
| Most common cause of dystocia in equines is ____ | fetal malposition |
| Failure of any part of the fetus to appear at the vulva within 20-30 minutes of water breaking, appearance of the nose with no hooves, just one hoof showing, strenuous contractions with no progress for 10 minutes, dorsopubic position | Dystocia |
| Amniotic sac has not ruptured | "RED BAG" |
| Last resort for dystocia, very risky, high complication rate | C-section |
| Period following the birth, first 4-5 days of life, period of susceptibility to many conditions | Neonatal period |
| 2% of foals die before they are ___ hours old | 48 |
| 30-60 sec after birth | Spontaneous breathing begins |
| 5 after birth | HR & RR ≥ |
| 30-60 mins after birth | Foal stands |
| 60-180 min after birth | Foal nurses |
| < 10 hours after birth | Foal urinates |
| <24 hours after birth | Foal defecates |
| 1st priority after delivery is a ______. | Clear airway |
| _____ is evaluated for rate and strength. | pulse |
| Neonatal foals are highly sensitive to _________. | Hypothermia |
| Foals should nurse every ________. | 2 hours |
| Fetal feces | Meconium |
| Foals immune system is not capable of producing protective antibiotics until close to _______ of age. | 8 weeks |
| Neonatal bacterial septicemia is the leading cause of sickness & death in foals ____ of age | 7 days |
| Neonatal bacterial septicemia has a mortality of approximately ____. | 75% |
| Depression that runs down the labial surface of the upper third incisor that appears at age 10, and disappears completely at 30 years of age | Galvaynes groove |
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