ANSC 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Propionic Acid, Cecum, Rumen
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3 vfa"s: cecum very large, acetic acid, butyric acid, propanoic acid, horses can"t use propionic acid to lower blood glucose levels like ruminants can. Influenza: strangles, respiratory, highly contagious, respiratory, highly contagious, caused by strep bacteria, starting to get away from it (sometimes can"t breathe, vaccine reactions, rhinopneumonitis, herpes virus, only in pregnant mares causes abortion. Deworming: healthy to have some load, equine parasites, strongyles (blood worms, bots, tapeworms, pinworms, new protocol- test before treating, horses developing resistance to medicine. Illness and disease: colic, digestive upset, different types, diet, parasites, laminitis (founder, inflammation and potential separation of laminae, rotation of bone out of hoof. Equine infectious anemia: lentivirus highly contagious, coggins test, no vaccine, no treatment, permanent quarantine, euthanasia. Ailments: melanomas, gray horses, benign, sarcoid (bpv, heaves (copd) Reproduction: seasonally polyestrous, long day breeds, assisted reproductive technologies widely used (only 2 ivf foals, want january 1st birthday.
