WorksheetsFeeding and Nutrition Revision
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
What 3 things influence a dietary plan?
Age, Workload, State
Age, Height, Colour
Workload, State, Name
State, Weight, Time
What is the most accurate weight management tools
Weighbridge
Equine Weight Formula
Equine Weight Tape
Guess
What is the DE (MJ) of a 500kg horse at maintenance?
(0.0333xBW)
(a)
Dry Matter is when the (a) is removed
Fibre is digested in the...
(a)
Protein starts digestion in the (a) and is completed in the small intestine
Mechanical digestion occurs in the ....
Mouth and stomach
Mouth and small intestine
Large intestine
Large intestine and mouth
What food is the foundation to the diet?
(a)
What does absorption mean?
Physical and chemical breakdown of food
Passage of digested food into the body via the bloodstream
The intake of food
Enzymatic digestion occurs in the (a)
Gastric juice contains __
Hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, sodium chloride
Water, potassium chloride, sodium chloride
Hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, pepsin
What enzyme breaks down complex carbohydrates
(a)
Microbial fermentation produces 3 forms of volatile fatty acids
Acetate, propionate and butyrate
Acetate, Propionate, Pepsin
Butyrate, amylase, acetate
Haynets are used to (a) feed intake
A higher risk of EGUS occurs if horses do not have food for over how many hours
(a)
Horses at risk of ER should be fed
Low NSC diet
High NSC diet
Low NRC diet
High NRC diet
Obesity can be a high risk of
Laminitis
ER
EGUS
Amino acids are building blocks of
(a)
How do you convert Mcals to MJ's?
Multiply by 4.184
Multiply by 1.490
Multiply by 2.483
Multiply by 1.484
Average DM % of hay is
80-95%
50-80%
60-70%
100%
Name a water soluble vitamin
(a)
What is the min and max range for DM of BW% per day
1-3%
1.5-2.5%
3-4%
2-5%
Where is the gut microbial population within the digestive tract?
(a)
The stomach has two main regions
Glandular and Squamous
Glandular and Caecum
Squamous and Small Colon
True or false - the horse has a gall bladder
(a)
Food is broken down in the mouth by
Teeth and enzymes
Teeth
Water
Teeth and Pepsin
Microbial digestion occurs in the
Foregut
Hindgut
Mouth
Simple sugars are known as
Monosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Trisaccharide's
What is the recommended forage: concentrate ratio for a horse in light work?
80:20
70:30
90:10
60:40
When feeding a mare in her third trimester what would the nutrient requirements be?
Above maintenance
Below maintenance
Same as Maintenance
