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1
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Before a researcher does a study that involves doing surgery on 100 mice the researcher must

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2
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the ___________ is the government agency charged with enforcing the Animal Welfare Act

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USDA

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3
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Which animal suffers from epileptic - like seizures

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gerbil

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4
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Long - Evans is a strain of

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Rattus Norwegicus

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5
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Gestation period of a mouse is ________ days

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19

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6
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Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis is a

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Zoonotic Disease

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7
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if you are starting a vet tech career working with animals you should take a training course offered through _____ so you will be ready to take the _____ certification test after 6 months of employment

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AALAS; ALAT

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8
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The state Anticruelty laws provide for all of the following like

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  • shelter
  • wholesome food
  • medical care
  • clean water
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9
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The White Swiss is a strain of

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mouse

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10
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Sore nose is seen in which animal

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Gerbil

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11
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Cause of the symptoms of sore nose that has spread to areas other than the nose

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Bacterial Infection

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12
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Which laboratory animal has post - estrous discharge

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Hamster

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13
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Another name for germ - free anima

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Axenic animals

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14
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The estrus cycle of a mouse is _____ days

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5

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15
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The view on animal rights and animal welfare is basically the same. T of F

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False

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16
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In laboratory animals, puberty occurs ( before or after ) body maturity

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before

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17
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Phenotype is defined as

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Physical, biochemical, and physiological makeup of an animal

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18
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what is the correct order of a rat estrus cycle (5)

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  • Proestrus
  • estrus
    -metestrus
  • diestrous
  • interestrus
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19
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Chromodacryorrhea in rats may be seen in conjunction with

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Respiratory disease

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20
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common cause of respiratory disease in rats and mice is

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sendai virus

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21
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gestation period of the gerbil is _____ days

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25

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22
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Ringtail in the rat and mouse is due to

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improper humidity

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23
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what does it mean when a hamster has pink tissue coming out of the anus

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  • hamster has a disease that needs treatment
  • rectal prolapse
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24
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what animal is considered monogamous

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gerbil

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25
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ear punch + notch math

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see pictures or powerpoint

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26
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ear punch + notch math

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see pictures or powerpoint

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27
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if a cage is marked Meriones 3.5 Juveniles what does that mean

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3 male and 5 female baby gerbils

28
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if a mouse has diarrhea and in the necropsy there is spots on the liver noted the disease would be _____ and the treatment would be _____.

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Tyzzer’s disease ; euthanize them

29
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Regarding wet tail

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the prognosis is very poor

30
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when female mice are housed together their estrus cycles will synchronize with one another this is called?

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The Lee - Boot effect

31
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what disease of lab animals is transmissible to humans

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LCM (lymphocytic choriomeningitis)

32
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which lab animal passes hard feces and very small amounts of urine

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gerbil

33
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which lab animal is used as a model to study hypothermia

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Mesocricetus auratus
hamster

34
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what are the animals covered by the Animal Welfare Act (6)

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  • Hamster
  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Rabbit
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Non human primates
35
Q

Cattle Identification

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Branding

36
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Hamster Identification

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Ear clip

37
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Pigeon Identification

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Leg band

38
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Frog Identification

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Beads on nylon thread

39
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what animals contract salmonellosis

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  • Mouse
  • Rat
  • Hamster
  • Human
40
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Intermediate host for Taenia

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Rodent

41
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Intermediate host for Dipylidium

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Flea

42
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Definitive host for Monezia

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Cattle

43
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Definitive host for Hymenolepus nana

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Rodent

44
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Diurnal species

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Gerbil

45
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A mouse that has had a gene known to cause human breast cancer inserted into its DNA for example

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Transgenic

46
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most commonly used animal in research

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mouse

47
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product of brother X sister matings for 20 generations

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inbread strain

48
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animals born and maintained under sterile conditions

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COBS

49
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group of breeding animals into which no new animals will be introduced

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closed colony

50
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a non-axenic animal guaranteed not to be harboring one or more disease causing organisms

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SPF

51
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babies that can see, walk, and may eat solid food within hours of their birth

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Precocious

52
Q

Hay is a necessary part of the diet

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Chinchilla

53
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Mesocricetus auratus

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Hamster

54
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More Prone to abscesses than tumors

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Hamster

55
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Mongolian

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Gerbil

56
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Female will attack the male unless in estrus

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Hamster

57
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Vaginal plug is located in the vagina 12 hours post mating

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Mouse

58
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all teeth are open rooted

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Chinchilla

59
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If you don’t ever turn off the lights, females will get stuck in the estrus phase of the reproductive cycle

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Rat

60
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what species get Sialodacryoadenitis

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Rat

61
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2 symptoms of Sialodacryoadenitis

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eye squinting
ocular discharge

62
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prognosis for Sialodacryoadenitis

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Opthamalic ointment

63
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whenever an experiment is designed, there must be two separate groups of animals. The difference between these groups is called the ____-

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  • Control group
  • Experimental group
  • Variable
64
Q

Syphacia and Aspicularis are

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Pinworms

65
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difference between animal rights and animal welfare

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Animal rights is people who believe animals have their own rights where as animal welfare is people who are ok with it as long as it is being done humanely

66
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which rodent should never be picked up by the tail

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Gerbil

67
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why don’t you pick up a gerbil by its tail

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degloving

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