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)
disadvantages of human food method
waste food, eat favorites
more prep time
short spoilage time
advantages of pellet method
mixes everything together, can’t pick out favorites
can’t spoil
disadvantages of pellet method
might not like if used to other food
cooking can damage vitamins, have to provide more to account for loss
4 components of oviduct and their purpose
infundibulum (funnel): fertilization
magnum: adds albumin (egg whites)
isthmus: adds shell membranes
uterus/shell gland: adds shell
when is the eye formed
24 hours
when does the heart begin to beat
42 hours
when is the beak formed
day 6
when do they begin to feather
day 8
when do scales and toenails appear
day 13
bird viral diseases
pox
Marek’s disease (chickens)
Pacheco’s disease (psittacines)
avian influenza
bird bacterial diseases
tuberculosis
mycoplasmosis
salmonellosis
psittacosis
bird protozoal diseases
coccidiosis
giardiasis
bird fungal disease
candidiasis
bird parasitic diseases
lice and mites/air sac mites
scaly leg
worms (in trachea in galliforms)
bird nutritional diseases
hypocalcemia
obesity
placenta
tissue developed from embryo
parallel to uterine wall
side-by-side vascular systems
main structures of mammalian male reproductive system
testes: manufacturing/production of sperm
epididymis: sperm storage
accessory sex glands: add fluid/nutrients to sperm
penis: delivery
