Digestive Quiz
1. List the types of digestive systems of horses.
2. List the components of the foregut.
3. What are the signs that a horse needs to have its teeth floated?
4. What keeps a horse from being able to belch or vomit, and what are some consequences of this?
5. What nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine?
6. List the components of the hindgut.
7. What makes up the large intestine?
8. Is it normal to hear gut sounds?
9. Where do volatile fatty acids come from, and how do they benefit the horse?
10. List some factors that can influence digestibility.
Answer
1. Ruminants Nonruminants
Hindgut fermenters
2. Mouth Esophagus
Stomach Small intestine
3. Head sideways Dropping grain
Excess salivation when chewing
4. The sphincter at the junction of the esophagus and stomach is one-way; excess gas produced can rupture the stomach and cause the horse to die.
5. Carbohydrates Vitamins Fat Minerals Protein
6. Cecum Small colon Large colon Rectum
7. Large colon RectumSmall colon
8. Yes, it is normal to hear the mixing activities of the cecum.
9. From broken down fibrous feeds; they are a source of energy
10. Type or source of feedstuff
Frequency of feeding
Level of feedstuff maturity
Rate of passage
Processing method Compounds that interfere with digestibility
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