Exam 2 Flashcards

1
Q

female rabbit

A

doe

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2
Q

female ferret

A

jill

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3
Q

spayed female ferret

A

sprite

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4
Q

male ferret

A

hob

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5
Q

neutered male ferret

A

gib

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6
Q

rabbit bacterial disease

A

snuffles
first symptom is wet front feet
problem if bad ventilation (not outdoors)

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7
Q

rabbit viral disease

A

myxomatosis
fever, “big head disease”
no treatment, used to control rabbit populations in Australia

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8
Q

aplastic anemia cause in ferrets

A

high estrogen
solutions: spay or mate

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9
Q

adrenal gland issues in ferrets

A

causes high adrenaline levels
hair and weight loss

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10
Q

2 skin glands in mammals

A

sweat, sebacious

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11
Q

most common reason to hand feed baby birds

A

gets them used to being handles by humans, better pets

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12
Q

why do rabbits eat cecal pellets, what is it called

A

coprophagy
to reabsorb nutrients from digested fiber (ex. vitamin B)

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13
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FSH function, production

A

follicle stimulating, increases during proestrus
anterior pituitary gland

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14
Q

LH function, production

A

causes follicle to rupture and release egg cell (ovulation)
anterior pituitary gland

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15
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progesterone function, production

A

prepare uterus for pregnancy, maintain pregnancy
secreted by corpus luteum

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16
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estrogen function, production

A

development of secondary sex characteristics in females, stimulates estrus
produced by cells in the follicle

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17
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prostaglandin function

A

destroys corpus luteum
stimulates production of relaxin

18
Q

oxytocin function, production

A

uterine contractions, stimulates parturition, maternal behavior
posterior pituitary

19
Q

relaxin function

A

relaxes cervix, pelvic bones

20
Q

prolactin function

A

stimulates milk release, secretion after partruition
maternal behavior

21
Q

draw FSH, LH, progesterone, estrogen graph

A

FSH: steady increase to level off, drop after ovulation
LH: surge during ovulation
progesterone: increase after ovulation
estrogen: follows slightly below FSH

22
Q

anseriformes

A

waterfowl
ducks, geese

23
Q

galliformes

A

chicken like birds
pheasants, guineas, turkeys, peafowl, chickens

24
Q

advantages of human food method

A

no special food to buy
can offer variety (enivronmental enrichment)

25
Q

disadvantages of human food method

A

waste food, eat favorites
more prep time
short spoilage time

26
Q

advantages of pellet method

A

mixes everything together, can’t pick out favorites
can’t spoil

27
Q

disadvantages of pellet method

A

might not like if used to other food
cooking can damage vitamins, have to provide more to account for loss

28
Q

4 components of oviduct and their purpose

A

infundibulum (funnel): fertilization
magnum: adds albumin (egg whites)
isthmus: adds shell membranes
uterus/shell gland: adds shell

29
Q

when is the eye formed

A

24 hours

30
Q

when does the heart begin to beat

A

42 hours

31
Q

when is the beak formed

A

day 6

32
Q

when do they begin to feather

A

day 8

33
Q

when do scales and toenails appear

A

day 13

34
Q

bird viral diseases

A

pox
Marek’s disease (chickens)
Pacheco’s disease (psittacines)
avian influenza

35
Q

bird bacterial diseases

A

tuberculosis
mycoplasmosis
salmonellosis
psittacosis

36
Q

bird protozoal diseases

A

coccidiosis
giardiasis

37
Q

bird fungal disease

A

candidiasis

38
Q

bird parasitic diseases

A

lice and mites/air sac mites
scaly leg
worms (in trachea in galliforms)

39
Q

bird nutritional diseases

A

hypocalcemia
obesity

40
Q

placenta

A

tissue developed from embryo
parallel to uterine wall
side-by-side vascular systems

41
Q

main structures of mammalian male reproductive system

A

testes: manufacturing/production of sperm
epididymis: sperm storage
accessory sex glands: add fluid/nutrients to sperm
penis: delivery