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VTT254 Equine Nursing & Medicine Homework for Lessons 3 & 4 CR Exam with accurate detailed solutions

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VTT254 Equine Nursing & Medicine Homework ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




for Lessons 3 & 4 CR Exam with accurate ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




detailed solutions ||//|\\||




most common way to collect semen in the stallion?
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Artificial Vagina (AV) ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Temp prep for AV ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




optimal temperature is 113 degrees!!* ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Semen Evaluation ||//|\\||




-volume collected measured in MLS ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




-an automated machine measures CONCENTRATION
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total number of sperm=volume x concentration
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semen extension ||//|\\||




-atleast 500 million progressively motile sperm required in standard IU insemination to
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achieve good pregnancy ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Or

-atleast 250 million progressively motile, morphological motile sperm are needed
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mare estrus and gestation period ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Seasonally polyestrus “long day breeder” ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Cycles every 21-28 days and receptive to stallion for 2-8 days ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Gestation is 340 days ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




The mare ovary is unique due to ovulation only in the?
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Ovulation Fossa ||//|\\||




Signs of estrus ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||

, Raising tail, squating, urinating ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




"Winking" of clitoris ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




mares not in estrus will kick,bite, and squeal ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Estrus manipulation ||//|\\||




Photoperiod- providing 16 hours of daylight to get mare to cycle earlier , response in 8-10 ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




wks

Hormones- PGF2a & HCG ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Estrus cycle aupression ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Regumate- synthetic progestin which induces a pregnant like state. Used in racing and ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




show mares. Also used in early pregnancy and to maintain pregnancy
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What is the caslick procedure? ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




A procedure to fix "shelf" on vulva from prior birthings to prevent fecal matter entering
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vulva and causing infection. Sutures 2/3 of vulva closed. MUST open prior to birthing
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Partuition (Birth) ||//|\\||




Mammary glands develop 3-6 wks prior, colostrum 2-3 days prior ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Waxing- occurs 6-48 hours prior: colostrum leaks from tit ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Premature Placental Seperation ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Aka "red bag" instead of normal white/clear amniotic sac, red velvety allantochorion
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appears. THIS IS A MAJOR EMERGENCY! ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




-bag must be ruptured or foal will loose oxygen and die!
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Dystocia (difficult birth) ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




-vet should be called if mares contractions/pushing after 30 min has not given birth.
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-normal presentation is head between both legs ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




-foal must be manipulated or preformed c-section on mare
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-if foal is already dead it is removed through Fetonomy (removed through pieces)
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retained fetal membranes ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




Ensuring full placenta has been removed ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\|| ||//|\\||




-if placenta is still present after 3 hours it is a medical emergency!!
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