Ag Guide 4th Edition and Lab Animal Guide 8th Edition Review

A complete set of fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering institutional policies, health care, husbandry, and species-specific requirements based on the Ag Guide 4th Edition and Lab Animal Guide 8th Edition.

Every Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must include a veterinarian, a scientist, and a(n) __________.

outside community member

The ethical framework for animal use consisting of Replace, Reduce, and Refine is known as the __________ framework.

3Rs

Agricultural animal workers should receive a tetanus vaccination booster every __________ years.

$$10$$

According to the Ag Guide, new agricultural animals should be quarantined for __________ days before being mixed with the existing herd.

$$14-30$$

A(n) __________ is a post-mortem examination performed when the cause of an animal's death is unknown or suspicious.

necropsy

A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans, such as Brucellosis or Rabies, is called a(n) __________.

zoonosis

The minimum recommended ventilation for agricultural animal housing is __________ air changes per hour.

$$4$$

The __________ is the 1-9 scale used to assess nutritional status and fat cover in agricultural animals.

Body Condition Score

Abnormal, repetitive behaviors with no apparent purpose that indicate stress or poor welfare are known as __________.

stereotypies

The personal space around an animal that, when entered, causes the animal to move away is called the __________.

flight zone

The __________ is located at the animal's shoulder and determines the direction the animal moves relative to the handler.

point of balance

Loading ramps for agricultural animals must be non-slip and have a maximum slope of __________ degrees.

$$20$$

The four chambers of the ruminant stomach are the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and __________.

abomasum

In dairy cattle, the metabolic disease caused by low blood calcium at calving is called __________ or hypocalcemia.

milk fever

For dairy udder health, the targeted Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in milk should be less than __________ cells/mL.

$$200,000$$

Horses are categorized as __________ because they digest fiber in a large cecum rather than a four-chambered stomach.

hindgut fermenters

The gestation period for swine is approximately __________ days, often remembered as 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days.

$$114$$

The first limiting amino acid that must be carefully balanced in typical swine diets is __________.

lysine

The __________ scoring system is used to check eye mucous membrane color for signs of anemia caused by the barber pole worm in small ruminants.

FAMACHA

Unlike goats, sheep are extremely sensitive to __________, which can be toxic to them even at levels safe for other species.

copper

Commercial turkeys are usually produced via __________ because they have been bred to be too heavy for natural mating.

artificial insemination

The formation of a single poultry egg takes approximately __________ hours.

$$25$$

Young waterfowl have a higher dietary requirement for __________ than chickens to prevent permanent leg deformities.

niacin

In the Lab Animal Guide, the word __________ is used to indicate a mandatory requirement.

must

The IACUC must conduct program reviews and facility inspections __________, or every six months.

semiannually

The __________ is the environmental temperature range where animals do not need to alter their metabolism to maintain body temperature.

thermoneutral zone

In laboratory settings, a healthy __________ animal is placed in a colony to detect the presence of pathogens through regular testing.

sentinel

To ensure proper disinfection, cage washer rinse water must reach a minimum temperature of __________.

$$180\,^\circ\text{F}$$

Rooms used for infectious diseases or biohazards should be maintained under __________ air pressure to keep contaminants inside.

negative