Common Equine Diseases - Parasitic & Nutritional Diseases

Common Equine Diseases - Parasitic Diseases

Multiple Choice

Which of the following animals is the source of infective sporocysts causing EPM?

• Raccoons

• Mice

• Opossums

• Skunks

Multiple Choice

EPM is a disease caused by a protozoan affecting which part of a horse?

• Digestive system

• Muscular system

• Central nervous system

• Respiratory system

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of EPM?

• Stiffness

• Coughing

• Head tilt

• Paralysis

Multiple Choice

To help prevent EPM, a horse owner should do which of the following?

• Keep feed closed in metal containers

• Keep feed covered with a tarp

• Keep feed inside of feed bags

• Keep feed outside

Multiple Choice

How does a horse contract EPM?

• Being bitten by an opossum

• Ingesting residue from opossum feces

• Being bitten by a skunk

• Ingesting residue from mice feces

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of EPM?

• Stiffness

• Coughing

• Head tilt

• Paralysis

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the laminae in the foot becomes so inflamed and damaged it no longer supports the coffin bone, which then rotates and sinks?

• Acute laminitis

• Symptomatic laminits

• Chronic laminitis

• Asymptomatic laminitis

Multiple Choice

Osteochondrosis Dissecans is NOT caused by which of the following?

• Mineral deficiencies

• High energy diet

• Contaminated feed

• Growing too fast

Multiple Choice

Wobbler syndrome is the malformation or compression of what part of the horse?

• Leg bones

• Joints

• Spinal cord

• Hip bone

Multiple Choice

Wobbler syndrome typically affects what type of horse?

• Older

• Younger

• Middle-aged

• Both older and Younger

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will NOT help prevent Osteochondrosis Dissecans?

• Providing a balanced diet

• Providing regular exercise

• Providing a high energy diet

• Providing routine examinations