Chapter 11 - Quiz Flashcards
(18 cards)
Animals from what source are most likely to harbor disease causing agents?
a. Class A dealers
b. Class B dealers
c. Wild caught animals
d. Animals from in-house breeding programs
c. Wild caught animals
What type of dealer can usually provide complete health information about their animals from birth?
a. Class A dealer
b. Class B dealer
c. Class C dealer
d. Class D dealer
a. Class A dealer
What type of animals may have digestive problems because they lack bacteria in the intestinal tract?
a. Conventional
b. Specific pathogen free
c. Gnotobiotic
d. Axenic
d. Axenic
Animals should never be ordered without:
a. an approved IACUC protocol.
b. an approved grant number.
c. an approved vendor registration.
d. the Attending Veterinarian’s written approval.
a. an approved IACUC protocol.
Motorized vehicles used to transport animals should be:
a. sound attenuated.
b. climate controlled.
c. appropriately labeled.
d. USDA registered.
b. climate controlled.
Before disposing of animal shipping containers, an animal technician should:
a. double-check the container for any remaining animals.
b. remove any feces or animal waste.
c. remove any label that says “live animals.”
d. verify that the vendor does not want the empty container returned.
a. double-check the container for any remaining animals.
Before opening a container of rodents, the container should be:
a. Disinfected on its outside surface.
b. moved to a quarantine room.
c. tilted to force the animals to one side.
d. autoclaved.
a. Disinfected on its outside surface.
Sweating can be a sign of overheating in which species?
a. Rats and mice
b. Hamsters and guinea pigs
c. Cats and ferrets
d. Pigs and horses
d. Pigs and horses
The separation of newly received rodents from those already in the facility is called:
a. quarantine.
b. isolation.
c. segregation.
d. bio-severance.
a. quarantine.
The examination of a dead animal for diagnostic purposes or to determine the cause of death is called:
a. a biopsy.
b. an autopsy.
c. a necropsy.
d. a vivisection.
c. a necropsy.
After transportation, the time it takes animals to adjust to their new surroundings is called the:
a. relaxation period.
b. accustomization phase.
c. acclimation period.
d. respite phase.
c. acclimation period.
The period of time for acclimation and conditioning is usually:
a. 48 hours.
b. 72 hours.
c. one week.
d. ten days.
b. 72 hours.
All incoming animals, from all vendors, should undergo a quarantine period away from the rest of the colony.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Which of the following would NOT be performed during a quarantine period for incoming animals?
a. Surgery
b. De-worming
c. Vaccination
d. Apply identification
a. Surgery
Which of the following parameters of shipping is NOT specified by the Animal Welfare Regulations?
a. How often animals must receive feed and water
b. What time of day the animals must be transported
c. How many animals that shipping containers can hold
d. Acceptable temperature ranges during transit
b. What time of day the animals must be transported
If an animal is exposed to a pathogen while in transit to a research facility, typically how long is it before the animal will test positive for the pathogen?
a. 7 to 10 days
b. 2 to 3 weeks
c. 4 to 5 weeks
d. 6 to 7 weeks
b. 2 to 3 weeks
Transferring animals from one protocol to another within the same institution is initiated via contacting the animals’ vendor.
a. True
b. False
b. False
A defined flora animal is the same as:
a. an axenic animal.
b. a specific pathogen free animal.
c. a conventional animal.
d. a gnotobiotic animal.
d. a gnotobiotic animal.
