Ch10 - Husbandry

Question 1

True or False: Facility staff should check that “do not feed” cards are removed if surgery is cancelled or postponed.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are 3 common symptoms of dehydration?

Answer 2

• Decreased food intake
• Piloerection
• Poor skin elasticity

Question 3

True or False: if a facility houses USDA-covered species, the USDA inspector may look at husbandry and health records during an inspection

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What method of permanent identification in rodents is generally discouraged and usually requires special IACUC approval?

Answer 4

Toe clipping

Question 5

What does NPO stand for?

Answer 5

Nothing per os (no food or water)

Question 6

How often should water bottles be replaced in mouse cages?

Answer 6

During each cage change

Question 7

How often should feed hoppers be checked for animals who have a multi-day ration of feed?

Answer 7

Once per day

Question 8

What should technicians do to maintain environmental enrichment objects?

Answer 8

• Clean pens after animals get a food treat
• Sanitize toys regularly
• Tell researchers before giving a new enrichment item to an animal

Question 9

What method is used to permanently identify a lab animal?

Answer 9

Ear notching

Question 10

How frequently should breeding cages be checked for overcrowding?

Answer 10

Daily

Question 11

List 2 species of animals that are NOT fasted prior to surgery

Answer 11

Rodents and rabbits

Question 12

What is the date feed is made by a manufacturer called?

Answer 12

Milling date

Question 13

What is the difference between direct and indirect bedding?

Answer 13

Direct: comes into contact directly with animals (ex. rodents and bedding materials)
Indirect: placed under cages in bedding pans with pan liners to absorb urine (ex. NHPs, rabbits)

Question 14

What does environmental enrichment provide laboratory animals the opportunity to do?

Answer 14

It provides variety and allows them to engage in species-specific behaviors

Question 15

What is one piece of information that must be on every cage card if the animals are in a research study?

Answer 15

IACUC protocol #

Question 16

True or false: a mouse that escape their cage and was caught can be placed back into the colony

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Which agencies can review the husbandry records during an inspection?

Answer 17

USDA, AAALAC

Question 18

What regulations specify the minimum sanitization standards?

Answer 18

the Animal Welfare Regulations

Question 19

List the factors that are important characteristics of bedding

Answer 19

cost, absorbency, dust, ammonia control, static electricity, chemical consistency

Question 20

For ear notching, the right ear indicates _____, and the left ear indicates _____.

Answer 20

Right = ones
Left = tens

Question 21

For ear notching, circles indicate numbers ___ through ____ (either in ones or tens).

Answer 21

1-3

Question 22

For ear notching, triangles indicate numbers ___ through ____ (either in ones or tens).

Answer 22

4-6

Question 23

For ear notching, double triangles indicate numbers ___ through ____ (either in ones or tens).

Answer 23

7-9