QUIZ:
Topic: 3186B
Equine Digestive System
Directions: Complete the following questions.
True/False Statements: (1 point each)
1. _____ T/F: Protein is not a factor in hoof formation.
2. _____ T/F: Proteins are the largest part of a horses food supply.
3. _____ T/F: Fats furnish a concentrated source of energy, up to 2.25 that of
carbohydrates.
4. _____ T/F: Fats are important in blood for the carrying of oxygen.
5. _____ T/F: Horses require large amounts of vitamins in their diets.
Multiple Choice: (1 point each)
6. Carbohydrates are made up of:
a. Amino acids
b. Carbon
c. Oxygen
d. Hydrogen
e. All of the above.
7. Which of the following is a water – soluble vitamin?
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin E
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
8. Which of the following is a fat – soluble vitamin?
a. Vitamin K
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin A
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
9. Which of the following is NOT a macromineral?
a. Iron (Fe)
b. Chloride (Cl)
c. Calcium (Ca)
d. Magnesium (Mg)
e. Potassium (K)
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a horse’s digestive system?
a. Horses have a simple stomach with an extensive intestinal system
b. Horses have a complex stomach with a simpler intestinal system
c. Horses have a simple stomach with an extensive intestinal system and an
enlarged cecum.
d. Horses have a complex, four stomach system.
Short Answer
11. List the six categories of nutrients and one fact about each. (12 points)
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12. Describe the symptoms of four vitamin deficiencies. (8 points)
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13. Compare the energy needs of a mature mare that is being maintained to that of a
mare that is lactating and a mare working out each day. (4 points)
14. Label the Digestive Tract of a horse provided below, using the word bank
provided. (6 points)
Word Bank
Esophagus
Cecum
Large Colon
Small Colon
Small Intestine
Stomach
Matching: Use the word bank provided to match the correct term with the definition.
(1 point each)
15. _____ the feed allowed an animal during a 24 hour period.
16. _____ the breakdown of foods in the digestive tract to simple substances.
17. _____ classifications of feedstuffs that are high in energy and low in crude fiber.
18. _____ to take in by various means
19. _____ a substance that provides nourishment for the body.
20. _____ minerals in the body in small quantities.
21. _____ decomposition of organic substances under anaerobic conditions.
22. _____ the building blocks that make up the body’s proteins
23. _____ the portion of the gross energy in a feed that is not excreted.
24. _____ the amount of nutrients in a feed or diet in the form in which it is fed.
25. _____ energy in the feed that is useful to the animal for growth, production, and
reproduction.
Word Bank
A. Absorption
B. Amino Acids
C. As-fed basis
D. Concentrates
E. Digestible Energy
F. Digestion
G. Fermentation
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
Impaction
Macrominerals
Metabolized Energy
Microminerals
Nutrients
Rations
Total Digestible Nutrients