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    GLOSSARY

    Nov 20, 2018 2 minutes

    alimentary canal---tube system in which the entire digestive process takes place; runs from mouth to anus.

    biotin---water-soluble vitamin of the B complex.

    body condition score (BCS)---a designation, based on a nine-point numeric scale, indicating the amount of fat on a horse’s body. A BCS is assigned after a visual and hands-on appraisal.

    ---sac or cavity filled with

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