Animal Terminology
What do you call a group of sheep?
A flock/herd
What body part do dogs mostly use to regulate their body temperature?
Their tongue (panting)
A small dog needs 500 mL of water per day. How many liters is that?
0.5 Liters
Name one career you can pursue with a degree in Animal Sciences that isn’t becoming a veterinarian (open ended)
Veterinary technician, researcher, zookeeper, etc.
What is the name of the degree you get after completing vet school? (Be specific)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
What do you call an animal that eats both plants and meat?
Omnivore
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three! Two pump blood through it's gills and one throughout the rest of the body.
If a medication is dosed at 5 mg/kg and the animal weighs 10 kg, how many mg should it get?
50 mg
What is the term for a cow that is used specifically for milk production?
Where is the only public vet school in Illinois?
Champaign-Urbana!
What’s the term for a young horse?
A foal
What animal is this bone structure from?
A horse!
How many seconds are there in a year?
31,536,000 seconds
Under what college is the Animal Sciences Major under at the U of I?
College of ACES (Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences)
What vet profession is experiencing the most shortages?
Large animal veterinarians and food animal veterinarians
What is a male castrated horse called?
A gelding
What is the most common way to tell the age of horse?
Through its teeth
What dose amount of medicine (mg) should this dog be started on?
Dose: 0.5 mg/kg by mouth once daily
Weight: 20 kg
0.10 mg once daily
What is the term for when farm animals are bred for specific traits like milk yield or disease resistance?
selective breeding
How many vet students at the U of I, after graduating into becoming a DVM, have a job after vet school?
100%!
What does the term “ruminant” mean?
An animal that has a multi-compartment stomach (Like a cow)
What is the largest bone in most four-legged animals
The femur
What dose amount of medicine (mg) should this cat be on for the entire 7 days?
Dose: 10 mg/kg by mouth once daily for 7 days
Weight: 5 kg
350 mg
What is one of the 3 concentrations you can take within the Animal Sciences Major at the U of I
Companion Animal and Equine Science, Food Animal Production and Management, or Science, Pre-Veterinary and Medical.
How many accredited veterinary schools are there in the U.S.? (Within 5)
33