Equine Nutrition

5. eating numerous small meals throughout the day
6. documents denoting an animal’s health records
9. Skin Fold Test: test which checks for ____________
10. plant material such as pasture or hay
12. administering drugs orally using a wormer, dewormer or drench
14. labor saving device; automatically fills with water for a horse to drink at its leisure
15. ___________HeartRate: heart rate measurement taken when relaxed, but awake
16. diagnostic test for equine infections anemia; developed by Dr. Leroy Coggins in the 1970s
19. act of vaccinating; introduction of previously treated microorganisms with the intent to develop immunity

1. number of breaths taken within a set amount of time
2. Equine Infectious Anemia also called _________; disease affecting horses which is transmitted by bloodsucking insects
3. disease affecting horses which is the inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
4. diseas which sometimes causes abortion in pregnant mares
7. quality of hay, whether good or bad; is affected maturity at harvest, color, and amount of weeds, mold and dust present
8. equine distemper, contagious upper respiratory tract infection
11. A piece of equipment out of which horses eat
13. deadly viral infection spread by infected animals
17. ______ Watering System: water placed in a large tank for horses to drink out of
18. highly contagious infection of the nose, throat and lungs
20. anaerobic bacteria; infectious disease introduced through a puncture wound which is characterized by the spasm of involuntary muscles