ani sci pre test Flashcards
Animals ability to communicate with each other
social behavior
done for attainment of comfort
body care behavior
also known as anomalous behavior, behavioral abnormalities repeated
abnormal behavior
a type of associative learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment
Operant Conditioning
An activity or action that helps an organism survive in its
environment.
BEHAVIOR
is any change in the
environment that affects the activity of an
organism or what causes an animal to act in
a certain way.
stimulus
behavior that’s genetically hardwired in an organism and can be
performed in response to a cue without prior experience.
Innate
Behavior
The seasonal
movement of animals
from one place to
another. This behavior
allows the animals to
take advantage of
resources like food or
water when they run
low in another location.
Migration
Top producing country for pigs worldwide 2022
china
The operator should approach the
sow from behind and rub her sides and thigh.
✔Haunch-Pressure test:
place where young chicks / ducklings are cared for after
hatching until they have grown to a point where they no longer need
additional heat.
brooder
act of laying egg
oviposition
This is the preferred mating system. The operator
checks for heat and takes the female in heat to the
boar.
▪Hand Mating
the removal of primary sex organ of the male is done when the pigs are about two weeks from birth or earlier.
castration
this is a system
of raising poultry where
the birds are provided w/
shed or housing & all
area to graze or pasture.
Semi-confinement
system –