AGR 2350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ice Cream, Castration, Livestock Dehorning

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Discipline is the soft attribute you need to care for an animal. Average horse person: female, baby boomer, well-educated, experienced. Segments of the industry: non-racing industry (sport and leisure), racing industry, service industry, food sector. Horse racing is the third largest agricultural industry in ontario agriculture: m goes to track capital expenditures, 11,444 full time equivalent, 20% to racing industry, 1% to equine research, government. Normal temperature of horse (at rest): 97-101 f. Horses are measured from ground to whither by a hand (1 hand (hh) = 4 inches) Types of horses: cold blood: large horses, gentle disposition, placid style, descendants of the ancient european farming, hauling breeds. Examples: haflinger, friesian, clydesdale, shire: warmblood: smaller heads and bodies than draft horses, less excitable than hot blooded horses, descended from heavier agricultural types crossed with hotblood influence but not direct crosses of cold and.