VETT 232 WEEK 4 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Neonatal _______________ is the leading cause of sickness and death in foals from 0
to 7 days of age and mortality is approximately 75%.
Systemic hypothermia
Meconium impaction
Circulatory hypovolemia
Bacterial septicemia
Angular limb deformities - Answer- Bacterial septicemia
A neonatal foal should __________ within 60 to 180 minutes after parturition.
Have a respiratory rate >60 breaths per minute
Have a heart rate >60 beats per minute
Begin nursing
Stand
Pass the first stool - Answer- Begin nursing
A normal foal usually nurses every:
1 to 2 hours
10 to 15 minutes
6 to 8 hours
4 to 6 hours
3 to 4 hours - Answer- 1-2 hours
During gestation, a mare should gain ______ of her body weight.
15%
5%
30%
10%
20% - Answer- 10%
Delivering a foal undergoing dystocia by cesarean section:
Has a very high survival rate for the foal
Commonly is accompanied by laminitis and retained placentas in the mare
Is the method of choice due to its low complication rate
Is performed most often as a standing surgery through the flank
Usually leads to some form of chalice - Answer- Commonly is accompanied by laminitis
and retained placentas in the mare
The dental formula for the permanent teeth in a horse is:
, 2(I3/3 C0-1/0-1 PM3-4/3-4 M3/3)
2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3)
2(I0/3 C0/1 PM3/3 M3/3)
2(I2/3 C2/2 P1 4/4 M3/3)
2(I1/3 C1/1 P1-2/1-2 M3/3) - Answer- 2(I3/3 C0-1/0-1 PM3-4/3-4 M3/3)
The ________ groove is a depression that runs down the labial surface of the upper
third incisor of horses. It is thought to appear at 10 years of age and disappears
completely at 30 years of age.
Infundibulum
Cusps
Carnasal
Occlusal
Galvayne - Answer- Galvayne
The deciduous dental formula for horses is:
2(I1/1 C0/0 PM2/3)
2(I2/2 C1/1 PM1/1)
2(I4/4 C2/2 PM2/2)
2(I0/0 C3/3 PM3/4)
2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3) - Answer- 2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3)
The ____________ is one of the most popular breeds in the United States and has the
largest breed registry in the world.
POA
American Saddlebred
Arabian
Quarter Horse
Thoroughbred - Answer- Quarter Horse
The first priority immediately after delivery of a foal is:
Dip the umbilical stump in iodine
Palpate a pulse
Clear the intestinal meconium as quickly as possible
Perform a TPR
Ensure a clear airway by clearing membranes and fluids from the nostrils - Answer-
Ensure a clear airway by clearing membranes and fluids from the nostrils
Hypoglycemia in neonatal foals is confirmed by analysis of blood glucose levels.
Supplementation, therefore, should begin when levels fall to less than:
90 mg/dL
40 mg/dL
20 mg/dL
70 mg/dL
60 mg/dL - Answer- 90mg/dL
AND ANSWERS
Neonatal _______________ is the leading cause of sickness and death in foals from 0
to 7 days of age and mortality is approximately 75%.
Systemic hypothermia
Meconium impaction
Circulatory hypovolemia
Bacterial septicemia
Angular limb deformities - Answer- Bacterial septicemia
A neonatal foal should __________ within 60 to 180 minutes after parturition.
Have a respiratory rate >60 breaths per minute
Have a heart rate >60 beats per minute
Begin nursing
Stand
Pass the first stool - Answer- Begin nursing
A normal foal usually nurses every:
1 to 2 hours
10 to 15 minutes
6 to 8 hours
4 to 6 hours
3 to 4 hours - Answer- 1-2 hours
During gestation, a mare should gain ______ of her body weight.
15%
5%
30%
10%
20% - Answer- 10%
Delivering a foal undergoing dystocia by cesarean section:
Has a very high survival rate for the foal
Commonly is accompanied by laminitis and retained placentas in the mare
Is the method of choice due to its low complication rate
Is performed most often as a standing surgery through the flank
Usually leads to some form of chalice - Answer- Commonly is accompanied by laminitis
and retained placentas in the mare
The dental formula for the permanent teeth in a horse is:
, 2(I3/3 C0-1/0-1 PM3-4/3-4 M3/3)
2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3)
2(I0/3 C0/1 PM3/3 M3/3)
2(I2/3 C2/2 P1 4/4 M3/3)
2(I1/3 C1/1 P1-2/1-2 M3/3) - Answer- 2(I3/3 C0-1/0-1 PM3-4/3-4 M3/3)
The ________ groove is a depression that runs down the labial surface of the upper
third incisor of horses. It is thought to appear at 10 years of age and disappears
completely at 30 years of age.
Infundibulum
Cusps
Carnasal
Occlusal
Galvayne - Answer- Galvayne
The deciduous dental formula for horses is:
2(I1/1 C0/0 PM2/3)
2(I2/2 C1/1 PM1/1)
2(I4/4 C2/2 PM2/2)
2(I0/0 C3/3 PM3/4)
2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3) - Answer- 2(I3/3 C0/0 PM3/3)
The ____________ is one of the most popular breeds in the United States and has the
largest breed registry in the world.
POA
American Saddlebred
Arabian
Quarter Horse
Thoroughbred - Answer- Quarter Horse
The first priority immediately after delivery of a foal is:
Dip the umbilical stump in iodine
Palpate a pulse
Clear the intestinal meconium as quickly as possible
Perform a TPR
Ensure a clear airway by clearing membranes and fluids from the nostrils - Answer-
Ensure a clear airway by clearing membranes and fluids from the nostrils
Hypoglycemia in neonatal foals is confirmed by analysis of blood glucose levels.
Supplementation, therefore, should begin when levels fall to less than:
90 mg/dL
40 mg/dL
20 mg/dL
70 mg/dL
60 mg/dL - Answer- 90mg/dL
