Answer ALL questions.
All questions carry equal weighting.

Write your answers on the sheets provided.

1. Label the following diagram: [NOT AVAILABLE]

2. What is the function of the ovary apart from producing ova?

3. What hormone: a) drives follicle development b) induces ovulation ?

4. What is Equimate and what could it be used for in the horse?

5. What hormones are produced in the stallion's testes?

6. What is an unilateral cryptorchid?

7. Why is swabbing a stallion an important practice in stud management?

8. Name the 4 accessory sex glands in the stallion. What is their collective function?

9. What is the utero-tubular junction and why is it particularly important?

10. Give the reason why live twins are so rare in the equine species.

11. On what day during a mare's oestrous cycle should you aim to cover her?

12. Why is an ultrasonic scanner used prior to covering in many studs?

13. Give three methods of detecting pregnancy in the mare.

14. At what stage of pregnancy should you consider increasing the mare's nutrient intake? Give reasons for your choice.

15. Name the different stages of parturition. What is the major event at each stage?

16. If the placenta of a mare is partly retained after birth what should be done and why?

17. What is the cervical star and what is its function?

19. What is colostrum? Name its functions.

20. What parameters should you check immediately a foal is borne to give you an indication of its wellbeing?

21. At what age should a foal and its mother ideally be turned out for the first time?

22. Why do many Thoroughbred studs foal their mares down very early in the year? What problems does this pose?

23. Why is it important to monitor the body condition of a brood mare?

24. Label the following diagram: [NOT AVAILABLE]

25. At what age should you wean a foal? How does sudden weaning differ from gradual weaning?