Exam 2 Flashcards
female rabbit
doe
female ferret
jill
spayed female ferret
sprite
male ferret
hob
neutered male ferret
gib
rabbit bacterial disease
snuffles
first symptom is wet front feet
problem if bad ventilation (not outdoors)
rabbit viral disease
myxomatosis
fever, “big head disease”
no treatment, used to control rabbit populations in Australia
aplastic anemia cause in ferrets
high estrogen
solutions: spay or mate
adrenal gland issues in ferrets
causes high adrenaline levels
hair and weight loss
2 skin glands in mammals
sweat, sebacious
most common reason to hand feed baby birds
gets them used to being handles by humans, better pets
why do rabbits eat cecal pellets, what is it called
coprophagy
to reabsorb nutrients from digested fiber (ex. vitamin B)
FSH function, production
follicle stimulating, increases during proestrus
anterior pituitary gland
LH function, production
causes follicle to rupture and release egg cell (ovulation)
anterior pituitary gland
progesterone function, production
prepare uterus for pregnancy, maintain pregnancy
secreted by corpus luteum
estrogen function, production
development of secondary sex characteristics in females, stimulates estrus
produced by cells in the follicle
prostaglandin function
destroys corpus luteum
stimulates production of relaxin
oxytocin function, production
uterine contractions, stimulates parturition, maternal behavior
posterior pituitary
relaxin function
relaxes cervix, pelvic bones
prolactin function
stimulates milk release, secretion after partruition
maternal behavior
draw FSH, LH, progesterone, estrogen graph
FSH: steady increase to level off, drop after ovulation
LH: surge during ovulation
progesterone: increase after ovulation
estrogen: follows slightly below FSH
anseriformes
waterfowl
ducks, geese
galliformes
chicken like birds
pheasants, guineas, turkeys, peafowl, chickens
advantages of human food method
no special food to buy
can offer variety (enivronmental enrichment)
