Keeping The Gastrointestinal Tract Healthy

RACE CE Quiz - Performance Horse Wellness

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* 1. The gut microbiome in horses:

Is very stable and difficult to disrupt

Is affected by sudden changes in diet

Is the same throughout the gastrointestinal system

Is not affected by dietary composition

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* 2. Which of the following is true:

ESGD always causes clinical signs

ESGD can always be managed through nutrition alone

Pleasure horses rarely have ESGD

EGGD and ESGD have the same pathophysiology

Mild ESGD lesions can improve with no medical treatment

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* 3. Severe ESGD Ulcers typically are more likely to be found:

Fundic region

Pyloric region

Cardiac Region

Margo Plicatus Greater curvature

Margo Plicatus Lesser curvature

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* 4. Which of the following statements is not true:

Omeprazole results in 100% healing of ESGD

Appropriate dietary change in combination with medical treatment can increase the long-term resolution of ESGD

Gradual hygienic straw inclusion up to 50% of the forage ration may not increase the risk of ESGD

ESGD can be found in animals on pasture turnout

Adequate forage provision is a key factor in ESGD management.

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* 5. Which statement(s) about prebiotics are true?

Prebiotics are non-digestible by the horse

Prebiotics may include hulls, beet pulp, and beta-glucan

Prebiotics support the growth of healthy microbes in the gut

None of the above

All of the above

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* 6. When it comes to exercise and EGUS, which of the following practices are recommended as part of a nutritional management program?

Feed some forage prior to exercise

Ensure clean, fresh water is always available

Give electrolytes mixed with water or feed

Avoid exercise on an empty stomach

All of the above

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* 7. Hind gut ulcers in performance horses:

Is infrequently diagnosed

Is related to stress from transportation

Is diagnosed using a manure sample that has been taken within 24 hours

Is treated frequently but the incidence of true clinical ulceration is unknown

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* 8. Fecal egg counts in horses:

Should be done every 3 years

Should not be done as deworming every 2 months is adequate

Are important to do as part of a routine health care program

Are inaccurate and should not be used for establishing a deworming protocol

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* 9. Which have been identified as risk factors for ESGD:

More than 6 hours between forage feedings

Straw as the only forage

No water available when out in the pasture

>1 gram starch/kg BW /meal

All of the above

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* 10. Techniques for reducing starch and sugar intake in the overall diet include:

a. Soak hay for at least 30-45 minutes in tap cool water

b. Have a hay analysis done

c. Supplement calories with a quality fat source

d. A&C

e. B&C

f. None of the above

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* 11. ESGD is the acronym for:

Equine squamous glandular disease

Equine squamous glandular disorder

Equine squamous gastric disease

Equine squamous gastric disorder

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* 12. Which type of forage, according to research, appeared to increase the likelihood of gastric ulcers in horses?

Timothy

Pasture

Straw

Bromegrass

Hay cubes

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* 13. Gastric ulcer disease in performance horses:

Can be caused by a change in the stomach microbiome

Always induced by stress

Not related to diet

Caused by working the horse >4 days a week

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* 14. TRUE or FALSE: To date, there are no known dietary risk factors with respect to glandular ulcers.

True

False

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* 15. Parasitic disease is:

Uncommon in the performance horse

Best diagnosed by gastroscopy

Important as a cause for gastrointestinal disease

Best diagnosed using a fecal flotation technique

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* 16. Fill out the following information.

Name

Vet or Vet Tech?

State/Province

License Number

Email Address