Ch.5 Animal Behavior Flashcards
The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an animal
Anthropomorphism
AVBT
Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians
Successfully aligning animal behavior with human expectation
Behavior Modification
The two categories in reinforcement and punishment
Positive and Negative
ABCs of Behavior
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Puppy socialization period
3 to 16 weeks
Kitten socialization period
2 to 7 weeks
From end of socialization period until sexual maturity
Juvenile Period
Animals learn primary social partners, interaction, environmental pleasures, and dangers
Socialization Period
Dog juvenile period
5 to 18 months
Cat juvenile period
4 to 10 months
Begins at onset of puberty through social maturity
Adolescence
Dog adolescence
2 to 3 years
Cat adolescence
2 to 4 years
Horse sexual maturity
Female: 9 to 18 months
Male: 12 to 15 months
Cattle sexual maturity
8 to 11 months (are not bred until 18 months)
True or false: Fear, Anxiety, and Stress are adaptive
True
Stimulus preceding unwanted behavior
Antecedent
What the animal does
Behavior
Follows behavior and drives future behavior
Consequence
Foals are weaned between _ to _ months under human management
4 to 6
From weaning to one year
Weanling
Older than one, younger than three
Yearlings and two-year-olds
Equine mature adults _ to _ years
4 to 5 years
Soft muscles/face/mouth, normal pupils, ears forward or relaxed, natural tail
Relaxed State
Soft muscles/face/mouth, normal pupils, ears forward or relaxed, natural tail
Relaxed State
Soft muscles, slightly larger pupils, ears slightly to side/back, little low tail, look for yawning or licking lips
Mildly Stressed
Furrowed brow, moderately dilated pupils, ears back/down, panting, fidgety
Moderately stressed
Greeting or calling to familiar
Whinny/Neigh
Caregiving/soliciting care, greeting, receiving food
Nicker
Defense, avoidance, distance, pain defensive aggression
Squeal
Investigating odors, pain
Snort
Horse blind spots are
behind, below nose, and forehead
Under stress, sheep _ and goats _
flock, flee
What does a cribbing collar do?
work by impairing the natural range of motion of the horses neck muscles making it hard for them to flex their neck
Touching animals in a systematic and sensitive way to decrease fear, anxiety, and stress during handling
Touch Gradient
Stimulus that precedes unwanted behavior
Antecedent
Form of communication that’s a normal part of animal behavior
Aggression
Animal that belongs to the same species as another
Conspecific
Actions that have no discernible function, may be a displacement behavior
Repetitive Behavior
Conditioning that pairs touch with food to develop a strong response over multiple short trials.
Trace Conditioning
Training/Certification program utilizing methods to reduce anxiety during veterinary care interactions
Fear Free
Methodology governing the interaction between patient and the veterinary care team that emphasizes control of environment
Considerate Approach
Giving a dog a food reward after each nail trim is?
Operant Conditioning
Classified as an anti depressant?
Clomicalm
Lip licking, Yawning, and looking away means
Anxious
Dog unable to accept food or only food from its owner is
Severely Stressed
ABC stands for
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
Cat with body hunched, ears flattened to head, and pupils dilated
Severely Stressed
Tail position seen in relaxed/moderately stressed cattle?
Inverted U-Shape
Vomeronasal organ involved in which behavior?
Olfaction
