4-H Horse Quiz Bowl #3

Mastication stimulates the release of what?

What do donkeys & zebras have in common on their front legs?

A horse’s body weight is made up from 75-85% water.

You should measure from the Withers to the ground to determine a horse's height.

The nutrients needed for a healthy body, one is actually not a nutrient, but is approximately 80-90% of their needs.

Calcium is higher on which food source, grain or forage?

Bile from the liver helps digest fats even though horses don’t have a _____ for bile to be stored.

What is an energy source that is digested & absorbed in the small intestine?

What type of feed is used to increase protein & energy levels above the hay or pasture may be provided for the horse?

Fiber is an important dietary component for horses. What is another name for fiber?

What human body organ is the cecum in a horse closely related to?

The main function job of the rectum is to excrete waste material out of the body.

The large intestine includes what?

The esophagus of a horse is 4-5 feet long.

The average total time food takes to travel through the horse’s body from the mouth to the rectum is 36-72 hrs/ 2-3 days

Amino acids are the building blocks of what nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestines?

Biotin is a vitamin B that helps promote healthy hooves.

What pony breed may exceed 14.2 hands?

Water is one thing horses can live without.

What are the basic nutrients needed to maintain a healthy body?

After water, the greatest dietary need is : vitamins, minerals, energy or protein?

Carbohydrates, starch, sugar,fiber/cellulose & fat are energy producing nutrients.

Vitamin D is the "sunshine" vitamin that aids in calcium and phosphorus to build strong bones.

Buckskins don’t have black points.

Draft breeds are warm blooded horses

A normal horse produces about 70lbs of manure in 24 hours.

What is the main function of the large colon?

What part of the large intestine is known as the “fermentation vat”?

Name the water soluble vitamins.

Hay is the best natural source of Vitamin E.