Facilities and Laws
Name the four extrinsic stress factors.
Environmental temperature, environmental humidity, noise, ventilation
What is a thermal gradient?
Warmer and cooler areas in the same terrarium
What group of birds dose a Macaw belong to?
Psittacines
What gland in rats can produce "red tears"?
Harderian gland
What kind of white blood cell is a Kurloff cell?
Lymphocyte
What type of teeth do hedgehogs have?
Brachydont
Female
What does USDA-APHIS stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is the term for gently applying digital pressure to both eyes to induce a trancelike state?
Vagal stimulation
If the papilla surrounding this structure are blunt or absent in birds, this signifies malnutrition.
Choana
What vein in rats is most often utilized to collect blood?
Lateral tail vein
How many cervices to guinea pigs have?
One
What disease is caused by Actinomyces israelii?
Lumpy jaw
What type of estrous cycle do hamsters have?
Polyestrous
What is the name of the primary reference on animal care and use written under the direction of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research?
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Metabolic bone disease can result from long term deficiency of what two nutritional requirements?
Vitamin D, calcium
What is the causative agent of Pacheco's disease?
Pscittacine herpesvirus
What disease is caused by Clostridium piliforme? Hint - found in all species of lab animals and is difficult to culture.
Tyzzer's disease
What is the name of the disease characterized by pododermatitis and ulceration of the foot in guinea pigs?
Bumblefoot
What animal is used as a model for echolocation and thermoregulation?
Bats
What is the common name for proliferative ileitis caused by Lawsonia intracellularis?
Wet tail
What are the three certifications you can receive from the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science?
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technicians
Laboratory Animal Technicians
Laboratory Animal Technologists
How many chambers does a amphibian heart have?
Three
What is the causative agent of Bubonic Plague?
Yersinia pestis
What is the name for a rabbit neutrophil?
Heterophil
What disease do ferrets get that causes both respiratory and neurologic signs, hyperkeratosis of the foot pads, and you can vaccinate for?
Distemper
Where is tuberculin testing performed in NHP's?
Eyelid
Can gerbils live in groups or should they be housed alone?
Groups
What type of facility design has animal and support rooms with a single door opening into a central corridor?
Conventional
What causes "ich" or "white spot disease" in fish?
Parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
You may need a permit to work with birds protected under what act?
Migratory Bird Act
What is the layman's term for Myxomatosis?
Big Head
What are the two most common types of neoplasia in a ferret?
Insulinoma (1) and adrenocortical neoplasia (2)
What disease causes oral lesions in humans but death in NHP's?
Herpes simplex 1
Where do gerbils originate from?
Harsh desert environments - Mongolia, southern Siberia, northern China