Horse Digestion

The scientific name for the type of digestive system horses possess is _______________.

• Ruminant

• Monogastric

• Pseudoruminant

What organ, in the horse, has acidic juices present to assist with breakdown of food?

• Stomach

• Cecum

• Colon

• Small Intestine

What organs, in the horse, has bacteria present to assist with breakdown of food? (2 answers)

• Stomach

• Cecum

• Colon

• Esophagus

A common digestive disorder of the horse is _______________.

• Colic

• Displaced Abomasum

• Bloat

• Hardware

What accessory digestive organ does a horse not have?

• Gallbladder

• Liver

• Kidney

• Pancreas

What is the procedure to smooth the surface of the horses' teeth?

• Floating

• Flossing

• Farming

• Flipping the teeth

When feeding horses, what is preferred?

• Large meals, once a day

• Small meals, many times a day

• Small meal, once a day

• Large meals, many times a day

The small intestine has a small __________________.

• length

• diameter

What feeding habit do horses have?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Horses can not vomit.

• True

• False