Species
What species has flank scent glands?
Hamster
If an investigator uses 50 mice instead of 100 for an experiment, which of the 3Rs is he/she exercising?
Reduction
Bags of feed/bedding should be placed on pallets spaced a minimum of how many inches away from the wall?
6 inches
What is the name of the veterinarian who led the formation of the Animal Care Panel in 1950?
Dr. Nathan Brewer
What term is used to describe an animal with altered DNA that is designed to turn off a specific gene?
Knock out
What is the common name for Xenopus laevis?
African clawed frog
Which period allows newly arrived animals to recover from the stress of transport and get used to a new environment?
Acclimation
What do rabbits produce, and then eat, in order to recycle protein, water, and Vitamin B?
Night Feces
What government agency is in charge of preparing standards and enforcing the Animal Welfare Act?
United States Department of Agriculture
An inherited characteristic, such as eye color, is called a ______
trait
Give an example of a strain of minipig
Yucatan
Sinclair
Water hardness is a measure of what two ions in the tank water?
Calcium and Magnesium
Test used to detect internal parasites
Cellophane tape test
Fecal floatation
What group regulates the manufacture, possession and use of controlled substances?
The DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
What is the term for difficult labor or birthing?
Dystocia
What is the scientific name for the laboratory animal that possesses a fold of loose skin below the neck referred to as the "Dewlap"
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Signs of disease that are not apparent to the observer through the animal's physical appearance are known as?
Subclinical signs
What amino acid is essential to Felis catus, and what must be provided in their diet?
Taurine
Name the person to whom the IACUC is responsible
Institutional Official
IO
Put the following events in the correct order of sexual reproduction.
Parturition
Ovulation
Gestation
Fertilization
Ovulation – fertilization – gestation – parturition
What is the scientific name for the most common species of gerbil used in research?
Give four examples of parenteral methods of drug dosing?
IM
IV
SC/SQ
IP
ID
IC
Epidural
What is the formula to convert a temperature from Farenheit to Celsius
C=(F-32)5/9
C=F-32/1.8
The PHS Policy on Human Care and Use of Laboratory Animals applies specifically to which type of research?
Federally funded research
An inbred strain is achieved after a minimum of how many generations of brother-to-sister or parent-to-offspring breedings?
20 generations