Equine Nutrition

Front

Which type of feed would be considered a concentrate?

a. oats

b. grass

c. alfalfa

d. sweet feed

e. a and d

f. b and c

Back

e. a (oats) & d. (sweet feed)

Front

What is considered a Complete feed?

Back

a single feed that provides a horse's entire nutritional needs, including both the forage and concentrate components of a diet, eliminating the need for hay.

Front

What are the most front teeth of a horse called?

Back

Incisors

Front

What is the "tool" called that we use to figure out rations?

Back

Pearson Square

Front

What is used to decide if a feed is considered a roughage or concentrate?

Back

% Fiber

Front

Which vitamins would be considered the fat soluble ?

Back

A, D, E, and K

Front

Which nutrient is the main builder of the body, like bones, muscle, skin, hair?

Back

Protein

Front

Which type of hay should you not feed broodmares?

Back

endophyte-infected tall fescue hay and moldy or dusty hay

Front

Where does nutrient absorption take place in the digestive tract?

Back

Small Intestine

Front

Where do points develop on the horse's teeth?

Back

Outside of the molars