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1
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What is the preferred IM site for ferrets?

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Semimembranous or quadriceps

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2
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What is the preferred site for IP injections in ferrets?

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Lower abdomen

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3
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What is the normal temperature range in a ferret?

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100-104

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What is the normal heart rate in ferrets?

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180-250

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5
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What is gestation length in a ferret?

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41-44 days

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What is the natural breeding season for ferrets?

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March - August

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7
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What is the preferred venipuncture site in ferrets?

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Cranial vena cava

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8
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What is the best way to obtain urine from a ferret?

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Cysto under anesthesia

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9
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What type of tube is used to intubate ferrets?

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Uncuffed

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10
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What disease in ferrets are caused by parvovirus?

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Aleutian disease

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11
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What is the most serious bacterial disease in ferrets?

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Desulfovibrio

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12
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What is the causitive agent for proliferative bowl disease in ferrets?

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Desulfovibrio (campylobacter-like bacteria)

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13
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What is the normal temperature for guinea pigs?

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99-103.1

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14
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What is the normal heart rate for a guinea pig?

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240-310

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15
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What is the gestation length for guinea pigs?

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57-72 days

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16
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Where is the thymus located on guinea pigs?

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SQ on either side of trachea

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17
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What type of uterus do guinea pigs have?

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Bicornuate uterus, each horn has its own cervix

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18
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What is the most common bacterial disease of guinea pigs?

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Pnuemonia

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19
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What antibiotic is toxic to guinea pigs?

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Streptomycin

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20
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What type of bacteria are guinea pigs sensitive to?

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Gram +

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21
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What antibiotics are less sensitive to guinea pigs?

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Chloramphenicol, sulfas and tetracycline

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22
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What is the normal temperature for hamsters?

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98.6-100.4

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23
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What is the normal heart rate for hamsters?

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150-600

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24
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What is the gestation length for hamsters?

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15-16 days

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25
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Paired sebaceous glands found in the skin over the flanks

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Costovertebral glands

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26
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Hamster stomachs are divided into what two compartments?

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Nonglandular forestomach

Glandular hindstomach

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27
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What is the most common disease in hamsters?

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Proliferitive ileitis

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28
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What viral disease can be transmitted from hamsters to humans?

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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

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29
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What is the most common cause of death in aged hamsters?

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Amyloidosis

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30
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Are gerbils or hamsters nocturnal?

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Hamsters are nocturnal, gerbils are not

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31
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What disease in gerbils is associated with staph, also known as stress induced chromodacryorrhea?

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Nasal Dermatitis or red nose

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32
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What organs do snakes lack?

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Eyelids, external ear openings and urinary bladder

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33
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How often are snakes fed?

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Once every 1-2 weeks

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34
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How often do snakes and lizards shed their skin?

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4-8 times a year

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35
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Metabolic Bone disease is most common in what reptiles?

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Young, rapidly growing reptiles

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36
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Metabolic bone disease is more commonly seen in what reptile species?

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Iguanas

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37
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Infectious or Ulcerative stomatitis is also known as what?

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Mouth rot

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38
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What is the first sign of blister disease in reptiles?

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Pink-ish red ventral scales

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39
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Disease in reptiles most associated with filthy living conditions

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Blister disease

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40
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Where should injections be given in reptiles?

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Cranial half of the animal (epaxial and forelimb muslces)

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41
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It is imperative to refrain from giving nephrotoxic drugs where in reptiles?

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Caudal third of the body

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42
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Are liquids or tablets preferred oral medications for reptiles?

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Liquids

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43
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Where can blood sampling be taken for a snake?

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Caudal or coccygeal vein of the tail, cardiocentesis, ventral abdominal vein, palatine vein

44
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Where are the blood sampling sites for lizards?

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Caudal tail vein, cardiocentesis, ventral abdominal vein; small lizards- peribulbar & retrobulbar plexuses

45
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Where are the blood sampling sites for turtles?

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Large jugular vein; large turtles & tortoises- occipital sinus or caudal tail vein

46
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What third radiographic view should be taken for turtles?

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Frontal or rostral view of lung fields

47
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What amphibians are notorious for impactions or gastric overload?

A

Horned frogs

48
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What causes red leg syndrome?

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Multiple bacteria or abundance of one

49
Q

Ventral and digital erythema are indicative of what disease in amphibians?

A

Red leg syndrome

50
Q

Disease of the integumentary system due to dermal wounds?

A

Mycobacterium

51
Q

What temperature should food be when tube fed to birds?

A

Lower temperatures than the bird

Food should be between 98-101 if the bird is 102-104

52
Q

What is the most common place for blood feather breakage?

A

On the wing

53
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What is the only acceptable method for NHP euthanasia?

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Injectable barbituate overdose

54
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What are the acceptable euthanasia methods for fish and amphibians?

A

Tricane methanesulfonate and Benzocaine

55
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What species is the only member of the genus Oryctolagus?

A

Domestic rabbit

56
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What type of dentition do rabbits have?

57
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Rabbits have a second pair of upper incisors known as what?

A

Peg teeth or wolf teeth

58
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What is the normal body temp for a rabbit?

59
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What is the first animal model of artherosclerosis?

60
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Pasteurella multicoda, ie. torticollis, is also known as what in rabbits?

61
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Pasteurellosis in rabbits is causitive to what disease in rabbits?

62
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What is the causitive agent for Tyzzer’s disease in rabbits?

A

B. piliformis

63
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What is the most common form of mastitis in rabbits?

A

Staphylococcus

64
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Transplantally transmitted disease in rabbits also known as Vent Disease or Spirochetosis?

A

Treponematosis

65
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Francisella tularensis is also known as what in rabbits?

A

Rabbit fever or Tularemia

66
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How is Tularemia transmitted in rabbits?

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Bites or direct contact

67
Q

California brush rabbits are the reservoir for what disease?

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Myxomatosis

68
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What disease in rabbits is typically seen in rabbits older than 2 months of age?

A

Myxomatosis

69
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What Rotavirus is normally seen in rabbits?

70
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Rotavirus is secondary to what?

A

E. coli and Clostridium

71
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What viral disease in rabbits is believed to be caused by parvovirus or calcivirus?

A

Viral hemorrhagic disease

72
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What is the most common ringworm in rabbits?

A

Tricophyton mentagrophytes

73
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What nematode in rabbits is responsible for Visceral Larval Migrans?

A

Baylisascaris procynosis

74
Q

Passalurus ambiguus is responsible for what in rabbits?

75
Q

Hereditary condition seen in NZW, presents with corneal opacity and ulceration

A

Bupthalmia

76
Q

Husbandry disease of rabbits resulting from ingested hair during normal grooming

A

Trichobezoars

77
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What medications should never be used in rabbits?

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PLACE and Fipronil

(Penicillin, Lincomycin, Amoxicillin, Cephalosporin, Erythromycin)

78
Q

Where are male bird testes located?

A

Between lungs and kidneys

79
Q

What ovary is functional in birds?

80
Q

What avian disease is zoonotic and may cause Psittacosis in humans?

A

Avian Chlamydiosis

81
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Avian disease that is a nonenveloped virus that primarily infects young birds and causes acute death in psittacines

A

Polyomavirus (Budgerigar Fledgling disease) BFD

82
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Upon necropsy of an avian intracellular inclusion bodies are indicative of what disease?

A

Polyomavirus

83
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What drugs should never be given to avians via injection to the legs?

A

Nephrotoxic drugs (Aminoglycosides)

84
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What jugular vein is preferred in avians for blood draw?

A

Right jugular

85
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Crop wash permits what in avians?

A

Exam of upper GI tract

86
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Rostral coanal culture is used for what in avians?

87
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What is the most primitive NHP?

88
Q

What NHP do not typically have prehensile tails?

A

New World Primates

89
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What NHP have prehensile tails?

A

Old World Primates

90
Q

Nasal orifices are relatively close together and open downward in what primates?

A

Old World Primates

91
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Cheek pouches are always absent in what primates?

A

New World Primates

92
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Ischial callosities are absent in which primates?

A

New World Primates

93
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How many teeth do OWP have?

94
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How many teeth do NWP have?

95
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What primates have flat skulls with prominent brow ridges, narrow nasal septa and elongated nares?

96
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What primates have round skulls with no brow ridges, broad nasal septum and oval nares?

97
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How much later do male primates mature than females?

A

A year or so later

98
Q

Fresh fruits and veggies should not make up more than how much of primates diet?

A

No more than 25%

99
Q

What is the most common cause of diarrhea in NHPs?

A

Shigella flexneri

100
Q

Campylobacteriosis is most commonly seen in what primates?

101
Q

What is the most common respiratory disease in primates?

A

Tuberculosis

102
Q

Where are TB tests usually performed?

A

Intradermal using the upper eyelid

103
Q

What is the most significant herpesvirus of concern in NHP colonies?

A

Herpesvirus simiae (Herpes virus B)

104
Q

What is the most common hepatitis virus in primates?

A

Hepatitis A

105
Q

Caused by a human paramyxovirus known as rubeola

106
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What primates are more susceptible to measles?

107
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What disease in primates may develop into fatal gastroenteritis?

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