Midterm #2 Flashcards
which of the following is NOT an important parameter when measuring feed intake of grazing animals
rumination time
similar to other domesticated females, buddy and eddi
illustrate how environment and social interactions may interfere with normal satiety signals
illustrate how domestication has interfered with normal feeding behaviour
a molecule, later identified as leptin, was discovered in 1959 in an experiment which used rats and parabiosis. A lesion was made in the VMH of one of the rats. It became abese. which of the following statements is not true
obesity decreased the leptin secreted in the fat rat
the following are nutrients or metabolites which may have some effect on feed intake except
cholecystokinin
the term ad libitum is commonly used in agriculture it means
feed was always available
a dairy farmer switches their heifers from a high dry matter (DM) to a low DM diet (low moisture to high moisture) they can expect:
daily dry matter intake to decrease
what are examples of affiliative behaviours
allogrooming, resting in contact, play behaviour
what demonstrates the relationship between you and your pet in a social relationship?
affiliative behaviours occur
some type of communication
the pet vocalizes less in your present
in polygamous species, the female often selects the male the wants to mate with. What characteristics would she not base this on
availability
colours or flashyness
symmetry
health and fitness
which of the followinf are elements of the sexual behaviour sequence
consummatory phase
refactory phase
appetitive phase
you are asked to evaluate if a broiler chicken haa enough room in a barn and are asked to only use out come based measures. what are some examples
growth rate
feather condition
feather cleanliness
what type of learning is cats running to owner when they hear the treat bag
classical associative
jaak panksepp mapped seven primary emotions across the mammalian brain: seeking rage fear lust care panic and play
true
evaluations of animal personality can be accurately measured using one of the following procedures : patterns of behaviour observed over time and across situations, subjective observer ratings, or other behaviour tests like those in jane goodalls chimp studies
false - you need more then one test
studies on emotions during positivism and behaviourism focused on observable and measurable events. an example would be
pavlovs dog
skinners rats
