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Horse Skillathon 3
Questions 42-62
Question | Answer |
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A blood mark on a horse is? | A dark colored 'splotch' on the basic coat color |
In horse racing, what distance, in miles, is 6 furlongs? | 3/4 Mile |
An accumulation of fluid in the alveoli from an infectious pulmonary problem would be termed what? | Pneumonia |
Protein metabolism results in nitrogenous waste products that are cleared from the body with what organ? | Kidneys |
What is the hard enlargement on the plantar ligament that develops in response to stress? | Curb |
A supple horse what part of its body to aid in balance and stability? | Head and Neck |
If a pair of alleles are not identical, what should that individual be considered with respect to those genes? | Heterozygous |
What is the most common blemish of the hind limbs? | Capped Hock |
In what area of the world did the Barb originate? | Northern Africa |
Prior to 1908, the American Jockey Club registered two other breeds of horse besides the Thoroughbred. What breeds were they? | Arabian and Anglo-Arab |
Protein is composed of a chain of small units called what? | Amino Acids |
Osteoblasts form a protein matrix that ultimately forms what tissue? | Bone |
Which grain is the highest source of energy? | Corn |
Corn infected with aflatoxins can cause damage to what organ of the horse's body? | Liver |
Name the hardest working joint in the horses body. | Hock Joint |
In what country were horses with the colorful characteristics of the Appaloosa first seen? | China |
In reference to color inheritance, there are six modifications of the black coat color, all of which have black points except one, which is? | Perlino |
The amount of water in a horses body accounts for approximately what percent of total body weight? | 0.66 |
What is the correct formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius? | (F+32)x5/9=C |
A horse that is extremely sickle hocked is prone to what unsoundness of the hock? | Curb |
Animals that go into shock will present with: | Slower Capillary refill time |