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1st Year Veterinary Cards - Semester 1 > Intro To, Farm, Equine, Small Animal Welfare > Flashcards

Intro To, Farm, Equine, Small Animal Welfare Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 freedoms?

A

Freedom from hunger/thirst, discomfort, fear, pain/injury/disease, freedom to express normal behaviour

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What are some organisations for equine welfare?

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RSPCA
Blue Cross
Donkey Sanctuary
Horse Trust

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3
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What are some stereotypies seen in horses?

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Box walking/weaving
Crib biting
Windsucking
Oral locomotory

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4
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What are some of the issues associated with horses? (Entertainment, competition, gambling, pleasure, work)

A 
Abandonment 
Obesity
Teeth
Colic
Husbandry 
Racing issues
Transport and passports
Slaughter
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5
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What are some of the issues with farm welfare?

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Neglect, cruelty, intensification, genetics, economy/brexit, drug resistance

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What are some of the issues with intensification?

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High metabolic demand, high disease, stress, less attention, cheaper, sk. Muscle grows too fast

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7
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What are some welfare issues associated with pigs?

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Farrowing crates and sow stalls
Tail docking
Teeth clipping
Tail biting

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8
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What are the issues associated with poultry welfare?

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50% battery - wire floor, disease, feather pecking, brittle bones
Free range - predation, group size

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What are some of the issues associated with dairy cows?

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1/3 lame
Mastitis
Housed all year round
Mass production - 60 litres per day
Fertility declines
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10
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What are the welfare issues with sheep?

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High lamb mortality
Lameness
Low profit
Castration/tail docking

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What are farm assurance schemes?

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Schemes that provide consumers with certified info

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What are examples of farm assurance schemes?

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Red Tractor
Freedom Foods RSPCA
Organic Schemes
Supermarkets have their own

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What is sentience?

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The idea that all animals have the ability to feel/perceive pain and emotions

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What is cruelty?

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Behaviour which causes mental or physical harm

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What is neglect?

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Failure to take care of an animal properly

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16
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What is ignorance?

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Lack of knowledge or information

17
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What is suffering?

A

Undergoing pain/distress/hardship

18
Q

What is classical conditioning?

A

Training animals using positive and negative reinforcement and punishment

19
Q

What are the 4 banned dog breeds under the dangerous dog act 1991?

A

Pit bull, Japanese tosa, Diogo Argentina, fila brasilerio

20
Q

When are the banned dog breeds allowed?

A

If registered, muzzled (public), neutered, insured 3rd party, tattooed.

21
Q

What is the dog act 1871?

A

Law not allowing dogs to be out of control (intent/cause injury) in public, private or homes

22
Q

What is the control of dogs act 1992?

A

By law, dogs need to wear collars with name and address on

23
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When did compulsory microchipping start?

A

2016

24
Q

What are arguments against dominance theory?

A

Not inherited
Varying individuals
Confused with fear

25
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What is the dominance theory?

A

Idea that animals have a linear hierarchy

26
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How can suffering be classed as necessary or unnecessary? 1

A

Is the person competanct
What were the chances of avoidance
License
Was it for a legitimate purpose?

27
Q

What year was the animal welfare act? What animal does it cover?

A

2006
Non-wild
Commonly domesticated - farm?

28
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What does the Animal Welfare Act 2006 state?

A

Duty of care - ensure welfare standards
(Species specific on defra)
Mutilations act - tail docking, declawing, delocalisation , ear cropping

29
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What are the exceptions for the mutilations part of the animal welfare act 2006?

A

Dew claw removal (before eyes open or with anaesthetic)

Tail docking of certain breeds (<5 d/o)

30
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What are some of the enforcement bodies for welfare?

A

Police
RSPCA
Local authority trading standards

31
Q

What are some welfare enforcement bodies?

A 
RSPCA
PDSA
Dog trust
Cat protection
Kennel club
32
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When animals are mistreated, who needs to certify their confiscation and sometimes putting down?

A

Vet

Unless extreme suffering/little time - inspector

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