Terminology Quiz #5

• results in : - wearing joint out from fatigue
• - reduced stride & places stress on plantar ligaments in rear of hock

broad ,flat foot turned outward

toes of hooves face in toward each other

horses feet are turned away from each other

any injury or defect that interferes with the ability of an animal to be used for its given purpose

throwing the front feet out to the side during the stride

some teeth are missing or broken

mouth of a horse at age 6 when it has grown all its teeth

hereditary imperfection in which the lower jaw is shorter than upper jaw

flaw in which lower jaw protrudes beyon the upper jaw

abnormality that does not seriously affect the serviceability of a horse ,such as wire cuts & rope burns

sexual desire

diarrhea in livestock such as horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection

when boar is brought to individual female for serving

to remove horns

having no horns; hornless

small horn-like growths in the frontal bone ; neither polled, no true horns either

fleshy growth hanging from head or neck of certain animals

(noun) shortened tail; (verb) removal of tail

small pen to confine ewes (mother sheep) and newly born lambs

coat of wool

fatty, slightly sticky wax coating the surface of the fibers of sheep's wool

loosely wound coil of fiber or yarn that is twisted back on itself; unit of wool yarn on a reel

process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off

removal of wool from around tail and between rear legs of sheep

matted lock of wool or hair ; identification

opening to any cavity or canal in an organ or a bodily part

a measure of fiber fineness and distribution