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Some More Vocabulary Vaccination/Immunization: a shot which prevents disease Neurologic: concerning the nervous system (brain & spinal cord) Paralysis: inability to move
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Horse Health
Some Important Vocabulary
• Infectious disease: spread from horse to horse ex- Rabies
• Non-infectious disease: cannot be spread from horse to horse ex- Colic
• Vector: a carrier of a disease
Some More Vocabulary
• Vaccination/Immunization: a shot which prevents disease
• Neurologic: concerning the nervous system (brain & spinal cord)
• Paralysis: inability to move
The Basics
• Normal Body Temperature– 99-101 degrees Fahrenheit – Checked with thermometer inserted in horse’s
rectum
The Basics
• Respiration– 8-16 breaths per minute (bpm)– Watch horse’s side and feel its breath for 15
seconds, then multiply by 4 (or stethoscope)
– Also, you want to listen with stethoscope for clear lung sounds
The Basics
• Pulse– (heart rate)– 30-40 beats per minute– Feel under jaw and count for 10 seconds, then
multiply by 6