Companion animals Flashcards
What % of house holds have a dog
38.4
What % of house holds have cats
25.4%
How are pest differentiated from livestock
they are kept for pleasure rather than for utility
What is the AKC and how many breeds do they actually recognize
American Kennel Club, there are 170
What are the classification groups that the AKC classify as purebred dogs
Sporting, hounds, working, terriers, toy breeds, nonsporting, herding, and a miscellaneous group that includes breeds not yet recognized
Household owning a horse changed from ____ to ____ from 2012 to 2017 respectively
1.5% .7%
True or False:
Pet food is more for marketing than it is for science
True
What is pyometra
In intact females, pyometra a bacterial infection of the uterus, is a potential health risk and may be life-threatening
What are endocrine disease
Diabetes, thyroid diseases