Test Your Equine Nutrition Knowledge

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1. Is the upper or lower part of the equine jaw wider?

2. Horses are non-ruminant herbivores. What does this mean?

3. Horses teeth do not grow; they __________.

4. What is the term used to describe when a horse's teeth do not meet properly?

5. Most of the nutrients are found in what part of a plant used for forage?

6. Which amino acid is the first limiting amino acid in the horse?

7. In the study of nutrition what does the word "essential" mean?

8. Which part of the equine digestive system utilizes soluble carbohydrates?

9. Explain the difference between laminitis and founder.

10. Which part of the digestive tract contains a balanced microbial and bacteria population?

11. Name the condition that occurs when there is an excessive amount of sugar and polysaccharide in the muscles.

12. Name the condition that occurs when there is an imbalance of calcium ions in the muscle.

13. Which vitamin is important to the absorption of calcium and phosphorus?

14. List the nutrients that are antioxidants.

15. The calcium to phosphorus ratio for horses must be ___________.

16. Tying up is caused by a build up of lactic acid in the muscles. True or False.

True

False
Explain your answer

17. A horse is eating 18 pounds of hay that is 9.5 percent protein. How many grams of protein is the horse getting? Show your calculations.

18. The iron content in the 18 pounds of hay is 93 ppm.  Five pounds of grain provides 50 ppm of iron. How many milligrams of iron is the horse receiving?

19. At what age is a horse considered to be a senior and may require special feed and care?

20. Your feed store is going out of business so you have to find a new feed supplier. How are you going to switch your horses to a new feed?

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