Ag Guide

Question 1

What year was the current (3rd) edition published?

Answer 1

2010

other 2 editions in 1988 and 1999

Question 2

What does FASS stand for?

Answer 2

Federation of Animal Science Societies

Question 3

List the categories of individuals that should be represented on the IACUC that monitors the care and use of agriculture animals in research

Answer 3

• scientist with experience in agri research
• scientist with experience in agri management
• vet with training/exp with agri animal medicine
• lay person, non-scientist
• unaffiliated person

Question 4

How many people should be on the IACUC according to the Ag guide?

Answer 4

not less than 5

Question 5

Can one member of the IACUC fulfill more than one of the listed categories, according to the ag guide?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

What does AMDUCA stand for and what is the purpose?

Answer 6

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (1994, promulgated by FDA),
it gives rules and guidance for the extra-label use of drugs in agricultural animals

Question 7

T or F

According to the Ag guide electrocution is an acceptable means of euthanasia

Answer 7

T

if they current is directed so that it travels through the brain and heart.

Question 8

What is the only chemical agent for euthanasia that is acceptable to use in animals intended for human consumption?

Answer 8

CO2

Question 9

What is the Livestock Weather Safety Index and how isi it used?

Answer 9

-identifies categories of potential heat stress associated wit hot weather conditions for livestock.
it uses the THI- temperatrue humiditiy index
-alert, danger, emergency (>84 THI)

Question 10

What are the acceptable levels of ammonia to which livestock can be exposed

Answer 10

• should be less than 10ppm

- should not exceed 25ppm

Question 11

What are acceptable concentrations of of hydrogen sulfide to which livestock can be exposed?

Answer 11

should be less than 10ppm

should not exceed 50ppm

Question 12

what is the concentration of CO2 that shoudl not be exceeded in the air breathed by animals

Answer 12

150ppm

Question 13

What is the level of Methane that should not be exceeded in air breathed by animals

Answer 13

50,000 ppm

Question 14

What is the allowable dust level for exposure

Answer 14

(based on OSHA 8h daily human limit)

5mg/m3 of particle, size 5um or 15mg/m3 for total dust

Question 15

T or F
Standard agricultural practices (like tail docking, hood trimming, sheep shearing) that are likely to cause pain should be reviewed and approved by the IACUC

Answer 15

T

Question 16

What is the primary method of providing exercise enrichment to poultry?

Answer 16

Adding perches for roosting and the use of vertical space

Question 17

What is the most important physical enrichment for laying hens?

Answer 17

A nest box

Question 18

T or F

Chickens are likely to use dust baths if provided

Answer 18

T
especially in sunny or bright locations. It improves feather condition by dispersing lipids and removing ectoparasites
-smaller particles are better

Question 19

What is the recommended illumination for small ruminants

Answer 19

220lux

Question 20

What is the internal parasite of primary concern for sheep and goats?

Answer 20

Heamonchus contortus

Question 21

What is the bacterial incentive for disinfecting shearing equipment between flocks of sheep

Answer 21

Corynbacterium psuedotuberculosis