MOD 3 - COURSE 6 - PT 3

Question 1

HOW CAN TRANSPORT STRESS AFFECT HEALTH

Answer 1

• normally an acute circumstance - so if no chronci stress - not likely to affect long temr aniamls health

Question 2

what is the suggested aniaml response to transportation

Answer 2

• activation of brain, change in behaviourm, neuroendocrine and peipheral endocrineresponse, activation of homesostatic mechansims

reponse will change with age with species and strain as well as post transport recovery time needed

Question 3

what are some sources of stress during transport

Answer 3

• thermal environement - non shivering theromgeneisis and then shivering themrogeneisis
• space allocation - iff too uch cna fall and injur - too little can suffocate
• food and water - become anorexic - lack of food and water - as if small aniaml = loos heat - requrie more calories - need more water
• social interaction - new social group = stress, individual = stress, some large aniamsl = agressive - travel alonw iwht sensory - prey shouldnt be shipped near preditor - have familiar cospecies = best
• handling - affect response to transport - can be preconditioned

Question 4

what is homeothermy

Answer 4

• thermoregulation - maintain stable body temp - regardles sof external infleunce

Question 5

what is poikilotherm

Answer 5

• organsims - interal temp varies considerably - opporite - homeotherm - as external environemnt will alter interanl temp

Question 6

what are the rodant transport reccomendations / effects of transport

Answer 6

• recquire at least 2-5 days - return to normal - immune function
• increase plasma corticosterone
• reproduction perofrmance = decreased
• bedding = shold be supplied, foos = pellets , water = solif water
  reccomened acclimitisation period of mouse to transport = 5-7 days

Question 7

what are the guinea pigs transport reccomendations / effects of transport

Answer 7

• gunea pigs = heat sensitive - succumb to heat stroke- important to abituate to new cnditions
  reccomened acllimitization period = 5-15 days

Question 8

what are the rabbits transport reccomendations / effects of transport

Answer 8

• source of water - i.e. gel, feed, carrot, apple, straw must be sufficicnet
• after arrval - new animal house - rabbits = checked for helath problems and injruies - caused by transport
  -reccomended acllimatization period = 1-2 weeks