Large Animal VTNE Exam with
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
Cattle and swine display what type of estrous cycle?
A. Polyestrous
B. Seasonally polyestrous
C. Diestrous
D. Monoestrous - CORRECT ANSWERS Polyestrous
Which animal has a cotyledonary placenta?
A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Horse
D. Sheep - CORRECT ANSWERS Sheep
A pregnant mare has what kind of placenta?
A. Zonary
B. Cotyledonary
C. Diffuse
D. Discoid - CORRECT ANSWERS Diffuse
In dairy cattle the teats and udders are gently washed before milking to stimulate the
release of ____, which causes milk let-down.
A. Adrenalin
B. Norepinephrine
C. Dopamine
D. Oxytocin - CORRECT ANSWERS Oxytocin
Clinical ketosis in dairy cattle is most common in
A. First-call heifers
B. Fat cows
C. Dairy bulls
D. Steers - CORRECT ANSWERS Fat cows
Milk fever in dairy cows is typically treated with
A. IV glucose
B. IV calcium
C. Atropine
D. Antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWERS IV calcium
,What is called the "knee" in the forelimb of a horse would be called the ___ in the
human.
A. Hip joint
B. Wrist joint
C. Finger joint
D. Knee joint - CORRECT ANSWERS Wrist joint
What abdominal organ is absent in the horse and rat?
A. Right kidney
B. Gall bladder
C. Pancreas
D. Cecum - CORRECT ANSWERS Gall bladder
What is the average frequency of ruminations for ruminants?
A. 2/minute
B. 10/minute
C. 1/hour
D. 5/hour - CORRECT ANSWERS 2/minute
What is the most common site of feed impactions in the horse?
A. Sternal flexure
B. Diaphragmatic flexure
C. Stomach
D. Pelvic flexure - CORRECT ANSWERS Pelvic flexure
Which animal does not have a gall bladder?
A. Goat
B. Donkey
C. Cat
D. Sheep - CORRECT ANSWERS Donkey
Ruminants have what type of placentation?
A. Cotyledonary
B. Zonary
C. Diffuse
D. Discoid - CORRECT ANSWERS Cotyledonary
When does ovulation occur in the cow?
A. Midestrus
B. After estrus
C. 1 to 2 days after estrus
D. 12 hours after standing heat - CORRECT ANSWERS 12 hours after standing heat
Claws, hooves, and horns are made up of which type of cell?
A. Keratinized
B. Agglutinated
, C. Calcified
D. Crystallized - CORRECT ANSWERS Keratinized
The average rate of equine hoof growth per month is
A. 2 inches
B. 1/2 inch
C. 1 inch
D. 1/4 inch - CORRECT ANSWERS 1/4 inch
Adult cattle have how many upper incisors?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 0
D. 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS 0
A cloven-hoofed animal stands on which digits?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 4 and 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 and 4
A cloven-hoofed animal has how many phalanges on each digit?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
A common equine disease of the digit in horses is
A. Navicular disease
B. EIA
C. Phalangeal disease
D. Tripping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS Navicular disease
What is the value of X in this cow's dentition chart? I 0/3; C 0/1; PM 3/3-4; M X/3
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
Horses and ruminants gain much of their energy from a product produced by microbes
during fermentation. What is this product?
A. Lipids
B. Volatile fatty acids
C. Amylase
D. Trypsinogen - CORRECT ANSWERS Volatile fatty acids
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
Cattle and swine display what type of estrous cycle?
A. Polyestrous
B. Seasonally polyestrous
C. Diestrous
D. Monoestrous - CORRECT ANSWERS Polyestrous
Which animal has a cotyledonary placenta?
A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Horse
D. Sheep - CORRECT ANSWERS Sheep
A pregnant mare has what kind of placenta?
A. Zonary
B. Cotyledonary
C. Diffuse
D. Discoid - CORRECT ANSWERS Diffuse
In dairy cattle the teats and udders are gently washed before milking to stimulate the
release of ____, which causes milk let-down.
A. Adrenalin
B. Norepinephrine
C. Dopamine
D. Oxytocin - CORRECT ANSWERS Oxytocin
Clinical ketosis in dairy cattle is most common in
A. First-call heifers
B. Fat cows
C. Dairy bulls
D. Steers - CORRECT ANSWERS Fat cows
Milk fever in dairy cows is typically treated with
A. IV glucose
B. IV calcium
C. Atropine
D. Antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWERS IV calcium
,What is called the "knee" in the forelimb of a horse would be called the ___ in the
human.
A. Hip joint
B. Wrist joint
C. Finger joint
D. Knee joint - CORRECT ANSWERS Wrist joint
What abdominal organ is absent in the horse and rat?
A. Right kidney
B. Gall bladder
C. Pancreas
D. Cecum - CORRECT ANSWERS Gall bladder
What is the average frequency of ruminations for ruminants?
A. 2/minute
B. 10/minute
C. 1/hour
D. 5/hour - CORRECT ANSWERS 2/minute
What is the most common site of feed impactions in the horse?
A. Sternal flexure
B. Diaphragmatic flexure
C. Stomach
D. Pelvic flexure - CORRECT ANSWERS Pelvic flexure
Which animal does not have a gall bladder?
A. Goat
B. Donkey
C. Cat
D. Sheep - CORRECT ANSWERS Donkey
Ruminants have what type of placentation?
A. Cotyledonary
B. Zonary
C. Diffuse
D. Discoid - CORRECT ANSWERS Cotyledonary
When does ovulation occur in the cow?
A. Midestrus
B. After estrus
C. 1 to 2 days after estrus
D. 12 hours after standing heat - CORRECT ANSWERS 12 hours after standing heat
Claws, hooves, and horns are made up of which type of cell?
A. Keratinized
B. Agglutinated
, C. Calcified
D. Crystallized - CORRECT ANSWERS Keratinized
The average rate of equine hoof growth per month is
A. 2 inches
B. 1/2 inch
C. 1 inch
D. 1/4 inch - CORRECT ANSWERS 1/4 inch
Adult cattle have how many upper incisors?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 0
D. 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS 0
A cloven-hoofed animal stands on which digits?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 4 and 5 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3 and 4
A cloven-hoofed animal has how many phalanges on each digit?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
A common equine disease of the digit in horses is
A. Navicular disease
B. EIA
C. Phalangeal disease
D. Tripping syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS Navicular disease
What is the value of X in this cow's dentition chart? I 0/3; C 0/1; PM 3/3-4; M X/3
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS 3
Horses and ruminants gain much of their energy from a product produced by microbes
during fermentation. What is this product?
A. Lipids
B. Volatile fatty acids
C. Amylase
D. Trypsinogen - CORRECT ANSWERS Volatile fatty acids
