Hp 3 Flashcards
5 parameters of the water quality in the fish
Temperature
Dissolved oxygen
PH
Ammonia
Nitrite and nitrate
major groups of fish cultured in the world.
main types of aquaculture systems used to maintain captive fish
main water quality parameters used to evaluate water quality for fish
some of the major stressors of captive and wild fishes
Primary waste product of a fish
Ammonia from the gills and it is <0.02ppm
As ph and temperature goes up then the ammonia becomes more toxic
New tank syndrome
First 6 weeks of the new aquatic system
- It takes 6 weeks to go from one end to the other end (ammonia to nitrate) to overcome the issue
• so ammonia and nitrite are the primary problem
Only way to get rid of the nitrate is by doing regular water changes
Gills do 3 things
Respiration
Excrete
Oslo regulation -
VHS
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
Along the pacific coast
Most common bacteria that affects the fish population
The most common pathogen?
Gram negative
Aeromonas hydrophilia- in the freshwater fish it causes skin and systemic infection [more in summer/spring]
Know mycobacterium for fish
Zoonotic and looks different in different species
- granduloma in organs or tissues
Ecdysis
Dysecdysis
Periodic renewal of skin by shedding
Major diseases and problems of the reptiles
Viral: paramyxovirus [diagnose respiratory dz post mortem and causes 2ndary bacteria] and inclusion body disease (IBD) [progressive flaccid paralysis]
Bacteria: salmonella [zoonosis], ulcerative stomatitis, pneumonia, mycobacterium [zoonosis]
Housing requirements of the reptiles
Species specific: aquarium, terrarium, viviarium
Need water and dry land
Temperature gradient (78-95) and UV light
—UVB 290 320 helps with VitD metabolism and the calcium synthesis
House individually
Do you have to feed reptiles live prey?
No you can actually avoid feeding them live prey
Zppnotic diseases of the reptiles
Aeromonas and Pseudomonas :ulcerative stomatitis and pneumonia or secondary bacterial infection to the paramyxovirus
Salmonella : ban turtles <4in —> subclinical
Mycobacterium : nodular granduloma
Practice hygiene!
Metabolic bone disease in reptiles is because
Of poor nutrition it is low calcium and high phosphorous (due to diet)
Or it can be because of inadequate light no calcium synthesis
What are reptiles?
Snakes and lizards
turtles and tortoises
Alligators and crocodiles
Amphibian diseases
Chromomycosis vs Chytridiomycosis
Chromomycosis -Fungal zoonotic disease that causes disseminated and pigmented granduloma (black spots)
Chytridiomycosis- Worldwide fungus, NOT zoonotic— cause sudden death and ventral erythema with keratin deformity— no hyphae
—death due to loss of osmoregulation
Both in soil and both euthanasia
Reg leg syndrome
Aeromonas hydrophila
— due to stress or trauma or poor water
Tx: change water and nutrition
Zoonotic
Skin ulceration ddx in amphibians
Aeromonas and mycobacteriosis — need PCR or histopathology to differentiate
Iridovirus : abnormal swimming
Skin and gill irritation leads to….
Epithelial hyperplasia in fish and amphibians
—reduces ability to breathe through skin and osmoregulate
Epitheliotrophic virus
Canine distemper
Hemorrhagic disease in Whitetail deer in southeastern US
Oral cyanosis
Hemorrhage at the base of the pulmonary artery
Animals covered by the animal welfare act
Animals covered by the AWA: Cat, dog, hamster, rabbit, non-human primate, guinea pig, and any other warm blooded animal not excluded
▪Excluded species: rodents bred for research, farm animals (if used for food/fiber/ag experiments), cold-blooded animals
If you have a laboratory research with Animals and you want to submit an application for FDA drug or medical device, what do you have to do?
You have to be using good laboratory practices GLP
Enforced by the FDA
What is Bio security?
Guide defines animal biosecurity as “all measures taken to prevent, identify, contain, and eradicate known or unknown infections that may cause clinical disease or alter physiologic and behavioral responses or otherwise make the animals unsuitable for research
Personalization of rooms and airflow
When do you want positive room pressure?
When do you want negative room pressure
Positive room pressure because the room is super clean and you want biosecurity
Negative pressure when you’re trying to contain something infectious within within the room
Two surveillance methods for research animals
Dirty bedding sentinel _ use the bedding and immunocomperent mice and quarterly necropsy and test mice
Environmental testing by swabbing IVC vents
Rederivation of lines
Cross foster rederivation: place newborn pups onto “clean” mom
-Embryo transfer rederivation: place embryos into “clean” pseudopregnant mom
-Cesarean rederivation: perform C-section and place pups with “clean” mom
Lyme disease is gotten by which tick
Ixodes in northeast
Myomorph
Rat and mice
Harderian gland
in rats and mice located around the orbit of the eyes it produces an iron containing porphyrin under stress
Red tears undressed
How to sex animals that are rats and mice
Distance from the anus to the genital papilla is smaller in females than males
Shorter anogenital distance in females
Which pocket pets have what lifespan
Proliferative ileitis or wet tail
Is a clostridium difficile in hamster that is zoonotic
That causes inflammed cecum and diarrhea and dehydration and death
Zoonotic!
Major differences between
Hystrichomorphs (Guinea pig, chinchillas, nutria)
& Myomorphs (hamsters, gerbils, rats and mice)
hystrichomorphs…. ‘
have a longer gestation period.
Produce precocious offspring that are developed and look like parent and run around
Have cellular membrane that, breeding + birth is the only time that the vaginal canal is open
Which pocket pets can you hold by heck or scruff
Rat t mice _
Not guineapigs - support chest and near
If you see a domestic rabbit with a head tilt and respiratory signs, what is the disease?
Snuffles due to pasturela multocida
Domestication syndrome
Selected behaviorally which secondarily caused other physical changes (curly tails and color and floppy ears)
Paedomorphism
retention of juvenile characters by the adult- short muzzle and large eyes small muzzle
Socialization period
Dog 3-14 weeks
Cat • 3-9 weeks of age
Most aggression is….
Normal and ritual
And is fear-based
Aggression is communication - notice yawning or lip licking that helps stop dog from biting
When are kittens most active?
Seven weeks till 14 weeks
This is when their socialized - from 3wks and when they are in their exploratory stage
ABC descriptive assessment
Antecedent- behavior- consequence
What happened before the behavior -prob is the memory but what caused it?
Consequence: what happened right after the behavior
Strategy for behavior
Management strata
Conditioning strategy
Cooperative care strategy
Give examples of the 3 kinds of food hazards