export_small mammals

Question 1

What animals are in the family Myomorpha

Answer 1

Mouselike rodents, hamsters, rats etc

Question 2

What is the name if the family for porcupine like animals?

Answer 2

Hystricomorpha

Question 3

Insisors continually grow in muridae, what about Hystricomorpha?cheek

Answer 3

Cheek teeth

Question 4

Aradicular teeth are

Answer 4

Open rooted, incisors

Question 5

What vitamin do rodents gain from colonic bacteria?

Answer 5

B vit

Question 6

Describe oxygen-Hb dissociation curve in small mammals

Answer 6

Right shift. Off loading increases

Question 7

Methods of thermogenesis

Answer 7

Brown fat below scapula, nesting, shivering, sweat on feet only,

Question 8

To sex mice, the ano- genital distance is…… In females

Answer 8

Shorter

Question 9

Caviomorphs (chinchillas and GPs) have…….. Litters sizes

Answer 9

Small litters,
Long gest
- except hamster (15d)

Question 10

How is it that rodents teeth can be ground, painlessly?

Answer 10

Pulp cavity with nerves below gum line so no pain if ground.

Question 11

Describe teeth of myomorpha

Answer 11

Aradicular
Elondont
No canines
Enamel (buccal edge), dentine (lingual)

Question 12

Which is longer, the upper or lower incisors?

Answer 12

Lower (3x) in myomorpha

Question 13

Rabbits have what type of uterus? Duplex, bicornate?

Answer 13

Duplex

Question 14

Why do rats have yellow teeth?

Answer 14

Fe pigments.

Question 15

In what species is the urethral orofice sep from vulva in females?

Answer 15

Rats

Question 16

What do gerbils have on their ventral midline which is often mistaken for a tumour?

Answer 16

Sebaceous gland

Question 17

What pirate disease will GPs get after 4days wo added Vit C in diet?

Answer 17

Scurvy

Question 18

Why is the chance of dystocia v high if GPs bred after 7mo

Answer 18

Pubic symphysis fuses

Question 19

In what small furry species are the females larger than the males?

Answer 19

Hamsters

Question 20

What does m pitorius furo mean?

Answer 20

Mouse eating smelly thief

Question 21

What type of ovulators are ferrets?

Answer 21

Reflex

Question 22

What is post oestrous anaemia?

Answer 22

Highly seasonal, if not mated oestrogen still released. BM depleted –> anaemia and death. Option is to supress chemically or vasectomise male

Question 23

Neutering stops beg feedback of GnRH and so FSH and LH rise. What does LH stimulate?

Answer 23

Adrenal cells. Neoplasia.

Question 24

Why are older rabbits more prone to blow flies

Answer 24

spinal arthritis common, cant clean and get fly strike

Question 25

Pododermatitis

Answer 25

* Feet becoming infected due to lack of fur covering, * from ammonia-burns in rabbits * from wire wearing off extra-protective covering of feet * bumblefoot in chickens

Question 26

Too much digestible fibre can lead to _____ of the caecum

Answer 26

dysbiosis

Question 27

Alfalfa is not reccomended for adults rabbits because..

Answer 27

v high in Ca and protein | urolithiasis

Question 28

What is milk oil?

Answer 28

Does milk when in stomach, antimicrobial properties.

Question 29

What is 'rabbit birth' called?

Answer 29

Kindling

Question 30

How long is rabbit gestation?

Answer 30

33d

Question 31

Venepuncture sites in rabbits are?

Answer 31

Marginal ear v | Central auricular a

Question 32

Rabbits blink ___ times per hour

Answer 32

10

Question 33

Lens accomodation is poor in rabbits, why?

Answer 33

Spherical lens

Question 34

What structure do you have to be careful of when doing a rabbit enucleation?

Answer 34

Retrobulbar orbital venous sinus

Question 35

What rate do rabbit incisors erupt at?

Answer 35

3mm/wk

Question 36

What rate do cheek teeth erupt?

Answer 36

3mm/mth

Question 37

Where are fluid often administered?

Answer 37

Intraosseous sites

Question 38

What lymphatic tissue is found at caeco-colic jct in rabbits?

Answer 38

Sacculus Rotundus

Question 39

What are caecotrophs?

Answer 39

Partially digested fibre from the caecum, excreted and re-eaten. They have a microbial coat to protect from stomach pH so can ferment in LI further

Question 40

What is the Fusus coli?

Answer 40

Separates proximal and distal colon. Acts as a pacemaker for contractions. Rabbits

Question 41

SI enterochromaffin cells secrete ______, which increase movement of stomach and colon

Answer 41

Motalin, in response to fat

Question 42

How is immunity transfered to rabbit kittens?

Answer 42

Placental transfer and milk

Question 43

What type of uterus do Does have?

Answer 43

duplex/bicornuate

Question 44

Describe Ca balance in rabbits?

Answer 44

* Freely absorbed in SI, wo vit D * if active transport req - vit D needed * kidneys excrete, PTH/calcitonin mediated * cloudy pee - high calcium conc * urolithiasis - diet way too high in Ca, avaid spinach

Question 45

Whats the name for PMNs in rabbits?

Answer 45

Heterophiles

Question 46

how can you tell what stage of oestrous a lab rat is in?

Answer 46

``` vaginal swap/flush methanol fix nuclear stain WBCs = met/dioestrous Lymphocytes = pro/oestrous ```

Question 47

what is the copulatory plug formed from/?

Answer 47

accessory gland secretion, seals vagina (rats)

Question 48

when do mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils and GP reach sexual maturity?

Answer 48

4-6wks old

Question 49

when do chinchillas reach sexual maturity?

Answer 49

8months old

Question 50

what structure in the head are ferrets likely to injure when fighting?

Answer 50

salivary glands, mucoseal common

Question 51

creatinine and urea often rise together in domestic animals, what animal does this not happen in?

Answer 51

ferrets

Question 52

what is the cause of smelly ferrets?

Answer 52

sebaceous glands

Question 53

what orientation is the pupil slit of a ferret and of a cat?

Answer 53

``` ferret = horizontal cat = verticle ```

Question 54

when do ferrets reach puberty?

Answer 54

6-9months

Question 55

what type of ovulators are they?

Answer 55

reflex

Question 56

how long is ferret gestation ?

Answer 56

42d

Question 57

why are indoor kept ferrets prone to adrenal disease?

Answer 57

unnatural photoperiod, very seasonal so pit gland producing lots of GnRH. LH stim adrenal glands continually and alopecia is sign.

Question 58

what is the lifespan of a ferret

Answer 58

12yo

Question 59

what is the BARF diet reccommended for ferrets

Answer 59

bone and raw food diet