ANSC 2303 REVIEW EXAM 2: SMALL ANIMALS AND
HORSES
3 F's - Answers - food, forage, freedom
Challenges on-farm - Answers - horses tend to ack choice and/or the ability to escape
certain stressors
pasture rotation - Answers - encouraged to prevent extensive damage to grass &reduce
fecal/parasite loads
Exercise - Answers - Horse is exercised in-hand, ridden, or via machine (e.g., treadmill,
hotwalker)
Free exercise - Answers - Horse is free to locomote in an indoor or outdoor area; Is
more important for welfare, given autonomy to engage indifferent behaviors (e.g.,
exploring, grooming,resting, play)
Horses evolved as a... - Answers - Prey species. They rely on others for predator
detection.
What benefits arise from reducing stall partition heights? - Answers - Allow for mutual
grooming and increase resting behavior
Stocking density = - Answers - sufficient space
What can arise from insufficient space for a horse? - Answers - inter-aggression,
laceractions, etc.
Recumbency needed for horses for... - Answers - REM sleep, 30-40mins total.
Increased bedding=increased recumbency
Scratches or mud fever - Answers - can occur if outdoor horses have chronic exposure
to muddy conditions
Ventilation - Answers - Equine respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma, ocular/nasal
discharge) and increased infections associated with poor barn air quality.
To improve air quality - Answers - -regularly sanitize surfaces
-increase no. of air exchanges through fans, inlets
-air filters
-remove horses from barn during cleaning
-insulation
-avoid using dusty hay/bedding and storing in barn
HORSES
3 F's - Answers - food, forage, freedom
Challenges on-farm - Answers - horses tend to ack choice and/or the ability to escape
certain stressors
pasture rotation - Answers - encouraged to prevent extensive damage to grass &reduce
fecal/parasite loads
Exercise - Answers - Horse is exercised in-hand, ridden, or via machine (e.g., treadmill,
hotwalker)
Free exercise - Answers - Horse is free to locomote in an indoor or outdoor area; Is
more important for welfare, given autonomy to engage indifferent behaviors (e.g.,
exploring, grooming,resting, play)
Horses evolved as a... - Answers - Prey species. They rely on others for predator
detection.
What benefits arise from reducing stall partition heights? - Answers - Allow for mutual
grooming and increase resting behavior
Stocking density = - Answers - sufficient space
What can arise from insufficient space for a horse? - Answers - inter-aggression,
laceractions, etc.
Recumbency needed for horses for... - Answers - REM sleep, 30-40mins total.
Increased bedding=increased recumbency
Scratches or mud fever - Answers - can occur if outdoor horses have chronic exposure
to muddy conditions
Ventilation - Answers - Equine respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma, ocular/nasal
discharge) and increased infections associated with poor barn air quality.
To improve air quality - Answers - -regularly sanitize surfaces
-increase no. of air exchanges through fans, inlets
-air filters
-remove horses from barn during cleaning
-insulation
-avoid using dusty hay/bedding and storing in barn
