Title: Review the terms associated with equine reproduction.
Course: Equine Science, Advanced (18104-II) > Section: Understanding Equine Reproduction

Review should include terms such as

- brood mare
- maiden mare
- sire
- dam
- stallion
- colt
- foal
- filly
- gelding
- pedigree
- genotype
- phenotype
- progeny
- weanling
- deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- dystocia
- fertilization
- gene
- estrus
- anestrus
- ovulation
- gestation
- placenta
- parturition
- enema
- artificial insemination
- barren mare
- open mare
- colostrum
- lactation
- zoonosis
- foal heat.

Teacher Resource:

- Biosecurity Guidelines for Control of Venereally Transmitted Diseases, AAEP

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is dystocia?
- When does anestrus occur in the mare?
- Why is it important for a newborn foal to receive colostrum?