1. Reproduction and Genetics Quiz
Equine II

2. What does the number of mares a stallion settles depend on?
What is the first thing that should be done to the foal once it is born?
Why should you not cut a foals umbilical cord?
The foal must consume adequate amounts of what during its first 12 hours of life.

3. What is a sign that the foal has not nursed and is sick?
How often should a foal nurse for the first week?
When does weaning occur?
How long should the foal be observed after being born.
Describe pasture mating.
What type of breeding system is used where a handler restrains the mare.

4. When using artificial insemination where is the semen placed in the mare?
Describe embryo transfer.
How many stages does embryo transfer consist of?
What is an advantage of hand mating?

5. Give a disadvantage of artificial insemination.
What type of breeding system is very expensive, and they yield is low?
Which type of breeding system is labor intensive?
In what breeding system is the sanitation controlled by the handler?

6. What breeding system is used when a lower number of mares can be serviced by the stallion.
When breeding the most expensive horses, what type of breeding system if often used?