GIT behaviour

Question 1

what is the brain gut axis

Answer 1

GI tract and CNS linked in bidirectional manner

Question 2

what is chronic stress associated with in the GIT

Answer 2

decrease gastric emptying, increased intestinal contracting, increase gut permeability, reduced water absorption, intestinal inflammatory response

Question 3

normal functional behaviour examples

Answer 3

swallowing, ruminating, sniffing, ingestion of non-food material, caecotrophy, licking surfaces

Question 4

abnormal behaviour examples

Answer 4

excessive licking of surfaces, gulping, vomiting, diarrohoea, vocalising, scooting, restlessness, hypersalvation

Question 5

how to differentiate GI related behaviour from psychological behaviour

Answer 5

-context of the behaviour
-husbandry practices
-environmental evaluation
-health status

Question 6

ways to recognise pain

Answer 6

posture, movement, vocalisation, eating habits, activity levels , grooming patterns

Question 7

why is pain recognition challenging in stoic animals

Answer 7

prey species avoid showing weakness to avoid predation

Question 8

examples of different mechanisms to assess pain

Answer 8

glasgow composite measure pain score