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Before a researcher does a study that involves doing surgery on 100 mice the researcher must

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the ___________ is the government agency charged with enforcing the Animal Welfare Act

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USDA

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Which animal suffers from epileptic - like seizures

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gerbil

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Long - Evans is a strain of

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Rattus Norwegicus

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Gestation period of a mouse is ________ days

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19

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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis is a

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Zoonotic Disease

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if you are starting a vet tech career working with animals you should take a training course offered through _____ so you will be ready to take the _____ certification test after 6 months of employment

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AALAS; ALAT

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The state Anticruelty laws provide for all of the following like

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  • shelter
  • wholesome food
  • medical care
  • clean water
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The White Swiss is a strain of

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mouse

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Sore nose is seen in which animal

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Gerbil

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Cause of the symptoms of sore nose that has spread to areas other than the nose

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Bacterial Infection

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Which laboratory animal has post - estrous discharge

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Hamster

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Another name for germ - free anima

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Axenic animals

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The estrus cycle of a mouse is _____ days

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5

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The view on animal rights and animal welfare is basically the same. T of F

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False

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In laboratory animals, puberty occurs ( before or after ) body maturity

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before

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Phenotype is defined as

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Physical, biochemical, and physiological makeup of an animal

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what is the correct order of a rat estrus cycle (5)

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  • Proestrus
  • estrus
    -metestrus
  • diestrous
  • interestrus
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Chromodacryorrhea in rats may be seen in conjunction with

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Respiratory disease

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common cause of respiratory disease in rats and mice is

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sendai virus

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gestation period of the gerbil is _____ days

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25

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Ringtail in the rat and mouse is due to

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improper humidity

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what does it mean when a hamster has pink tissue coming out of the anus

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  • hamster has a disease that needs treatment
  • rectal prolapse
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what animal is considered monogamous

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gerbil

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ear punch + notch math
see pictures or powerpoint
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ear punch + notch math
see pictures or powerpoint
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if a cage is marked Meriones 3.5 Juveniles what does that mean
3 male and 5 female baby gerbils
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if a mouse has diarrhea and in the necropsy there is spots on the liver noted the disease would be _____ and the treatment would be _____.
Tyzzer's disease ; euthanize them
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Regarding wet tail
the prognosis is very poor
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when female mice are housed together their estrus cycles will synchronize with one another this is called?
The Lee - Boot effect
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what disease of lab animals is transmissible to humans
LCM (lymphocytic choriomeningitis)
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which lab animal passes hard feces and very small amounts of urine
gerbil
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which lab animal is used as a model to study hypothermia
Mesocricetus auratus hamster
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what are the animals covered by the Animal Welfare Act (6)
- Hamster - Dog - Cat - Rabbit - Guinea Pigs - Non human primates
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Cattle Identification
Branding
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Hamster Identification
Ear clip
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Pigeon Identification
Leg band
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Frog Identification
Beads on nylon thread
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what animals contract salmonellosis
- Mouse - Rat - Hamster - Human
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Intermediate host for Taenia
Rodent
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Intermediate host for Dipylidium
Flea
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Definitive host for Monezia
Cattle
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Definitive host for Hymenolepus nana
Rodent
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Diurnal species
Gerbil
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A mouse that has had a gene known to cause human breast cancer inserted into its DNA for example
Transgenic
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most commonly used animal in research
mouse
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product of brother X sister matings for 20 generations
inbread strain
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animals born and maintained under sterile conditions
COBS
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group of breeding animals into which no new animals will be introduced
closed colony
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a non-axenic animal guaranteed not to be harboring one or more disease causing organisms
SPF
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babies that can see, walk, and may eat solid food within hours of their birth
Precocious
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Hay is a necessary part of the diet
Chinchilla
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Mesocricetus auratus
Hamster
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More Prone to abscesses than tumors
Hamster
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Mongolian
Gerbil
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Female will attack the male unless in estrus
Hamster
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Vaginal plug is located in the vagina 12 hours post mating
Mouse
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all teeth are open rooted
Chinchilla
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If you don't ever turn off the lights, females will get stuck in the estrus phase of the reproductive cycle
Rat
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what species get Sialodacryoadenitis
Rat
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2 symptoms of Sialodacryoadenitis
eye squinting ocular discharge
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prognosis for Sialodacryoadenitis
Opthamalic ointment
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whenever an experiment is designed, there must be two separate groups of animals. The difference between these groups is called the ____-
- Control group - Experimental group - Variable
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Syphacia and Aspicularis are
Pinworms
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difference between animal rights and animal welfare
Animal rights is people who believe animals have their own rights where as animal welfare is people who are ok with it as long as it is being done humanely
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which rodent should never be picked up by the tail
Gerbil
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why don't you pick up a gerbil by its tail
degloving

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