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Question | Answer |
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An in house committee that approves all research or teaching that is done on animals | IACUC |
Responsible for all aspects of animal use, education, health, and compliance with all laws and regulations | IACUC |
By law it includes 3 individuals appointed by chief executive officer of institution including 1 vet with experience, one with no affiliation with animal meds and one public rep or lay person | IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee | IACUC |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | PETA |
A large group of people that believe animals should not be forced to work or produce for our benefit in anyway; people that own pets are enslaving them; radical views on pet ownership; all lives are equal between humans and animals | PETA |
Research using animals is unnecessary; euthanasia should never be done | PETA |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna | CITES |
Was developed to safeguard species from extinction; restrictions are in place that minimize or eliminate the sale of wild caught animals | CITES |
Animal Welfare Act | AWA |
Principal federal statue governing sale, handling, transport, and use of animals | AWA |
Requires IACUC committee | AWA |
Requires that dogs housed in USDA licensed breeding or research facilities be provided with appropriate exercise | AWA |
United States Department of Agriculture | USDA |
Enforces laws of animal welfare regulations | USDA |
Public Health Service | PHS |
Any research facility that receives funding from this are required to utilize the Guide in development/implementation of an animal care/use program | PHS |
Good Laboratory Practices | GLP |
Any animal facility that receives funding from FDA or EPA has to abide by these regulations | GLP |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | APHIS |
Agency under USDA that inspects facilities; admin the Animal Welfare Act | APHIS |
Animal Liberation Front | ALF |
Same beliefs as PETA members; all animal research is wrong and cruel to animals | ALF |
Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care | REAC |
Agency of USDA; enforce penalties for violations of the AWA | REAC |
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care | AAALAC |
Private nonprofit that promotes humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation program; accreditation of research labs | AAALAC |
True or False? Birds use their breaks for eating so their skulls are modified by having suture joints to give cushion to the hard impacts. | False - no suture joints |
True or False? Intramuscular injections in birds are given in the semimembranosus and semiteninosis muscles. | False - pectoral muscles |
True or False? Birds do not have a bladder, sweat glands, or a diaphragm. | True |
True or False? All male birds have a phallus. | False - all male birds do not have a penis (phallus) |
True or False? The operational reproductive system of a female bird is only on the right side. | False - left side |
True or False? The columella is found in the large intestines. | False - ear |
The study of animals with completely known flora and fauna is referred to as? | gnotobiology |
Cesarean derived animals are referred to as? | barrier sustained |
Hookbills and zygodactyl feet are characteristics of | psittaciformes |
Zygodactyl feet have | second and third toes face forward, first and fourth toes face backwards |
Anisodactyl toes | three toes forward and one toe to the rear |
Canaries and finches are | passerines |
Where are pterylae found on birds? | feather tracts |
Apteria are found | non-feathered areas of skin |
The synsacrum is | the fused caudal vertebrae |
Birds have how many air sacs? | 9 |
In birds, ovulation to egg takes how many hours? | 15 |
The nutrient rich pecten is found in the | eye |
When performing a physical exam on a bird what is the purpose for auscultating the top of the head? | to be sure we don't hear breathing noises |
What are the 3 R's? | Replacement, Refinement, Reduction |
What is the purpose of the uropygial gland? | preen gland; to cover the feathers with a waterproofing substance |
Why are birds skeletons considered to be modified or special? | Their bones have air inside them - pneumatic bones |
What bone supports the flight muscles? | keel |
What are the differences in a canine RBC and an avian RBC? | avian RBC is oval and nucleated |
List the organs of the digestive system of birds in order. | Esophagus, crop, proventriculous, ventriculous/gizzard, duodenal loop/duodenum, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, small intestine, ceca, large intestine, cloaca [Every Chicken Poops Very Dark Poop Lime Green Some Colors Like Cream] |
What is the mechanical stomach of the chicken? | Ventriculous/gizzard |
What is the true stomach of the chicken? | proventriculous |
Know what bird CECA looks like. | two horns off of large intestines |
T or F? Rabbit blood clots quickly so a technician should use a heparinized syringe and needle to draw blood. | True |
t or f? the best area to give an IM injection to a rabbit is the cranial quadriceps and the lumbar muscles. | true |
t or f? rabbits are predisposed to hepatic lipidosis. | true |
t or f? rabbits are obligate mouth breathers | false |
t or f? rabbits cannot sweat or effectively pant so they may be prone to hypothermia | false |
t or f? rabbit fur is easily shaved just like dogs and cats | false |
t or f? rabbits are prone to hyperglycemia due to high fat reserves. | false |
t or f? rabies vaccines on rabbits are required once a year. | false |
t or f? ovulation in rabbits is induced by mating. | true |
t or f? if a rabbit's heartrate drops during an anesthetic procedure, atropine or glycopyrralate may be given to counteract it. | false |
the best place to put an intravenous catheter in a rabbit is | the marginal ear vein |
which two uroliths are the most common in rabbits? | struvite and calcium carbonate |
in rabbits, aural acariasis is caused by which parasite? | psoroptes cuniculi |
the best area on a rabbit to assess dehydration by using the skin turgor/tenting method is | any hairless area |
the normal temp range for a rabbit is | 101-104 |
rabbits have a survival instinct that causes them to freeze when scared. what neurological test does this inhibit? | menace |
the most common infectious illness in pet rabbits is | pasteurella |
how often do kits nurse? | once daily |
at what age do kits start consuming solid food? | 10 days |
which diet is the best for a rabbit? | pelleted |
what kind of digestion system does the rabbit have? | hindgut fermenter |
which trait does a horse and rabbit both possess? | cannot vomit |
parturition in rabbits is technically called | kindling |
moist dermatitis in rabbits is usually caused by | dewlap staying wet after drinking |
the general cause of malocclusion in rabbits is | heredity |
a set of scent glands are located in what area of the rabbit's body? | inguinal |
the lungs of the rabbit are divided into | right lobe containing three divisions, left lobe containing two divisions |
the muscular lymphoid sac at the end of the ileum is called the | sacculus rotundus |
the teeth of rabbits are hypsodontic which means | that they grow continuously their whole life |
what is unusual about a female rabbit uterus and cervix? | there are two of each |
a rabbit that has otitis media or otitis interna can present with a head tilt which is commonly called wry neck; what is the medical name for it? | torticollis |
the common name for pateurellosis is | snuffles |
your veterinarian tells you to go and take radiographs of a rabbit that he suspects has trichobezoars so the two views that you take will be a | VD, lateral abdomen |
the zoonotic disease that is characterized by sudden death or abortion in does in late stages of pregnancy and has been found in the liver, spleen, and gravid uterus is | listeriosis |
the spore forming disease that is caused by clostridium piliforme and gives rabbits diarrhea, dehydration, and anorexia is | tyzzer's disease |
if a rabbit presents with mammae that are cyanotic and the doctor refers to it as having "blue bag" the rabbit is suffering from | mastitis |
the rabbit venereal disease seen in both does and bucks is called | treponematosis |
the only significant mycotic disease seen in domesticated rabbits is | trichophyton mentagrophytes, ringworm, microsporum canis |
rabbits may become infested with walking dandruff which is also called | cheyletiella |
the most common neoplasia of domestic doe rabbits is | uterine adenocarcinoma |
if a rabbit becomes obese it may predispose it to a condition commonly called bumblefoot, what is the medical term for it? | pododermatitis |
the area in the spine of the rabbit that is most commonly affected by trauma that leads to paralysis is | L7 |
the congenital glaucoma seen in new zealand white rabbits is called | buphthalmia |
if a rabbit is given antibiotics what complications can occur? | normal intestinal flora is disturbed; consequences are usually septicemia |
which method below is an acceptable way of euthanasia for rabbits? | overdose of inhalent |
the best area in the mouth of the rabbit to insert a syringe to give oral meds is the | diastema |
the pendulous fold of skin at the caudal mandibulocervical region on a doe is called a | dewlap |
the most accurate measure of depth of anesthesia is the ___ reflex. | pinna |
cecotrophs are also called | night feces |
define bruxism | teeth grinding |
would a rabbit under anesthesia and intubated be put on a non-rebreathing or rebreathing circuut? | nonrebreathing |
what usually occurs in rabbits when trying to intubate that is very common in cats also? | laryngospasm |
what is the preferred position for taking an xray of a rabbit? | VD, DV, lateral |
what is the common name used for pasteurella? | snuffles |
are rabbits cold weather tolerant or hot weather tolerant? | cold |
what is the three hop rule? | cage needs to be big enough to hop 3 times |
how and when do rabbits eat cecotrophs? | straight from anus at night |
improper positioning or growth of teeth | malocclusion |
common occurrence in does if mounted by other does | pseudopregnancy |
teeth with long supragingival surfaces that grow continuously | hypsodontic |
the order that rabbits and hares are in | lagomorph |
the common name for the infection caused by francisella tularensis which is found in wild rabbits | rabbit fever |
posterior pair of upper incisors | wolf teeth, peg teeth |
hip dysplasia in rabbits | splay leg |