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| Length of equine estrous cycle |
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| Length of estrus in a horse |
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| Average equine gestation period |
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| Occurs after the mare ovulates and is responsible for the production of corpus luteum and progesterone |
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| Range in age when estrous cycle begins in a mare |
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| Recommended minimum age to breed |
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| Stage of estrous in which the mare will begin to kick or move away from the stallion when she is teased |
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| Stage of estrous characterized by sexual receptivity. |
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| Occurs at day 3, 4, 5 of estrus stage |
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| Most popular months for mares to go through anestrus |
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| use of articificial light to influence mare's heat cycle |
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| Day at which corpeus luteum reaches maximum size |
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| premature termination pregnancy before 300 days of gestaton |
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| premature termination of pregnancy after 300 days of gestation |
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- receptive towards stallion
- frequent urination
- squatting posture
- raised tail
- vulva "winking"
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| Signs of estrus during rectal examination with ultrasound |
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- Cervix is relaxed and open
- Uterine wall is flaccid and swollen
- Follicles soften within 24 hours of ovulation
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stallion used to detect those mares which are in estrus. During the breeding season those mares to be bred are brought into a crush and the teaser brought alongside. The mares that show estral signs are kept back, usually palpated per rectum to determine the state of their ovaries, and may be bred. |
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| possible complications of multiple foalings |
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- pneumovagina
- urine pooling
- anatomical changes in the vagina and vulva
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| mare that has never been bred |
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| mare that was not bred the previous season or did not concieve in the previous season |
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| mare that has foaled during the current breeding season and is nursing the foal |
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| stallion turned out to pasture to a group of mares for a week or so |
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| individual mares and stallions bred together |
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| advantages of pasture mating |
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- catches "shy breeding" mares
- opportunity for high settling percentage
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| disadvantages of pasture mating |
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- risk to the stallion
- reduces the no. of mares a stallion can impregnate
- obscures breeding dates
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| signs of impending partrurition |
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- large, pendulous abdomen or sudden change in position of the foal
- udder enlargement
- waxed teats
- relaxation of the tail head, croup, and perineal area
- enlarged milk veins
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| hormone that loosens the ligaments of the pelvis befor parturition |
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| maximum length of Stage II labor should be |
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| release of amniotic fluid (breaking water) |
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| Unlike human neonatal care, what should not be manually broken after parturition? |
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| How long does involution of the uterus take ? |
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| The most critical time after parturition for mare and foal |
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May cause abdominal pain and colic-like symptoms
More likely to happen slowly in older mares |
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| Last two months of pregnancy |
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| should be removed prior to parturition |
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| What should be inspected after it has been passed |
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| Male breeding soundness exam includes: |
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evaluation of the penis, prepuce, scrotum,and testicless
collection of an ejaculate or semen analysis |
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Female breeding soundness exam includes:
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rectal palpation and ultrasound of the ovaries, uterus, and cervix
visual exam of the vagina and cervix
uterine culture and endometrial biopsy |
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| Four accessory sex glands of the horse |
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- prostate
- Seminal vesicles
- ampullae
- Bulbourethral glands
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| onset of puberty in a male horse |
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| What type of drugs is more likely to cause prolonged extension of the penis when used as a tranquilizer? |
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| Thick, foul-smelling, dark colored material accumulated on the prepuce and penis |
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This procedure prevents the accumulation of smegma, "beans" and
the possible complication of painful urination |
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| Prepuce / penis "sheath" cleaning |
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