General Animal Behavior
Term for the "circle" around an animal that is important to understand when handling an animal
Flight zone
System of behavior exhibited by mother animals
Caregiving
Term for the sickness rate in an animal population
Morbidity rate
Name one hindgut fermenter species
Horse, rabbit
Prehension
Name one species that engages in cannibalism as an abnormal behavior
Swine, poultry
System of behavior related to curiosity
Investigative
Type of lymphocyte that provides intracellular protection
T cells
Species that can empty their stomach in 12 minutes
Horses
Term for the step of digestion involving chewing
Mastication
The study of behavior
Ethology
The digestive system of an animal influences this behavior
Ingestive
Infectious disease causing agent that causes transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE's)
Prions
Stomach compartment of a ruminant with many folds
Omasum
Step of digestion using HCl and mucus
Digestion
Response to stimuli that is characterized by lack of response to a repeated stimulus
Habituation
Enurination is a form of this system of behavior
Eliminative
Form of immunity acquired from either a vaccination or being exposed to the disease
Active immunity
Name one product that microbes in the rumen synthesize
VFA's, B or K vitamins
Structure needed for absorption
Villi on SI
Type of conditioning involving an animal's behavior and the consequence of that behavior
Operant conditioning
Gregarious behavior falls under this system of behavior
Allelomimetic
VCPR
Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship
Sphincter controlling passage of food from the stomach to the small intestine
Pyloric sphincter
4th step in the digestion process
Deglutition