Week 1 (5, 6, 7, 8, 10)

Question 1

Affiliative behaviors

Answer 1

behaviors performed by two individuals such as grooming or nuzzling that serve to maintain social bonds

Question 2

Allogrooming

Answer 2

grooming performed by one animal on another animal of the same species

Question 3

Anxiety

Answer 3

anticipation of future or potential danger that may be unknown, imagined, or real

Question 4

Classical Conditioning

Answer 4

the animal learns the association between one event and predicts the outcome

Question 5

Conflict-related aggression

Answer 5

Aggression toward people, often over resources and in similar contexts as dominance aggression but with the dog showing ambivalent visual cues

Question 6

Conspecific

Answer 6

animals belonging to the same species

Question 7

Dominance aggression

Answer 7

aggression against other members of an animals social group to prevent subordinate individuals from performing actions

Question 8

Dominant role

Answer 8

a superior position in a rank order or social hierarchy

Question 9

Fear

Answer 9

feeling of apprehension experienced when an animal perceives that some nearby place, or thing

Question 10

Fear-related aggression

Answer 10

aggression displayed when the dog perceives a threat

Question 11

Food-related aggression

Answer 11

aggression demonstrated only in the presence of food

Question 12

Frustration

Answer 12

experienced when an animal is in a situation in which it is prevented from performing a behavior that it is highly motivated to perform

Question 13

Idiopathic aggression

Answer 13

unpredictable and severe aggression that occurs in the absence of stimuli that would allow the aggression to be categorized otherwise

Question 14

Interdog (male/male)

Answer 14

fear of strange dogs or hormonal influences when it occurs between two intact male dogs

Question 15

irritable aggression

Answer 15

can be similar to pain-related aggression, but may occur simply because a dog is tired or just is not desiring interaction

Question 16

Maternal aggression

Answer 16

aggression typical of a female that is attempting to prevent access to her offspring

Question 17

Multiparous

Answer 17

an animal that has given birth multiple times

Question 18

Negative punishment

Answer 18

decreases the frequency of a behavior because something pleasant is taken away

Question 19

Negative reinforcement

Answer 19

increases the frequency of a behavior

Question 20

Operant conditioning

Answer 20

based on the principle that the consequences of a behavior will influence its frequency

Question 21

Phobia

Answer 21

fear of a specific stimulus

Question 22

Binocular vision

Answer 22

vision in which both eyes are used synchronously to produce a single image

Question 23

Blind spot

Answer 23

area directly in front of or behind the horse

Question 24

Cow kick

Answer 24

a kick from a rear leg directly to the side and the back

Question 25

Cradle

Answer 25

a barred restraint device

Question 26

Cross-tie

Answer 26

common method of restraining a horse for simple procedures such as grooming

Question 27

Displacement behaviors

Answer 27

behaviors observed in dogs and cats that serve as a coping mechanism intended to help the pet reduce its anxiety level

Question 28

Psittacine

Answer 28

of or related to parrots

Question 29

Stocks

Answer 29

vertical metal or wooden pillers arranged in a rectangular shape and connected by horizontal bars

Question 30

Tail tie

Answer 30

restraint of an equine or bovine tail by tying a quick release knot in the switch and the free end to the animal

Question 31

Twitch

Answer 31

device used in restraining horses

Question 32

Abdominal pinging

Answer 32

technique of identifying abdominal gas accumulations by simultaneous percussion and auscultation of the abdominal wall

Question 33

Aortic stenosis

Answer 33

Congenital cardiac anomaly resulting in resistance to flow of blood from the left ventricle into the aorta

Question 34

Barbering

Answer 34

behavioral problem in which the animal obsessively grooms to the point of damaging the hair and skin

Question 35

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 35

congenital cardiac anomaly that results in persistent vascular communication between the aorta and the pulmonary artery

Question 36

Pulse deficit

Answer 36

as detected by simultaneous cardiac auscultation and pulse palpation

Question 37

Pyometra

Answer 37

bacterial infection of the uterus with purulent fluid accummulation

Question 38

Renomegaly

Answer 38

enlargement of one or both kidneys

Question 39

Antitoxin

Answer 39

antibody produced in response to a toxin, such as tetanus and capable of neutralizing the toxin

Question 40

Fomite

Answer 40

an object that in itself is harmless such as clothing or instruments.

Question 41

Needle teeth

Answer 41

deciduous third incisors and canines of pglets

Question 42

Toxoid

Answer 42

a toxin that has been altered so that it does not cause disease but i able to induce production of protective antibodies

Question 43

Amino Acids

Answer 43

nitrogen-containing compounds that constitute the building blocks or units from which more complex proteins are formed

Question 44

Biological value

Answer 44

percentage of protein of a feed that is usable as a protein by the animal

Question 45

Digestibel energy

Answer 45

energy that remains after the energy lost in feces is subtracted from gross energy

Question 46

Gross energy

Answer 46

total potential energy of a foodstuff determined by measuring the total heat produced when food is burned

Question 47

Maintenance nutrient requirements

Answer 47

levels of nutrients needed to sustain body weight without gain or loss

Question 48

Total digestible nutrients

Answer 48

the energy of feed stuff