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100

This is the suture pattern used to close skin without needing suture removal

Intradermal

100

This is the transmission of disease from humans to animals

Anthroponosis

or reverse zoonosis

100

What order do the odd-toed ungulates belong to? What is an example of a species?

(two parts)

Perissodactya

Tapirs/rhinos/equids

100

What is the antibiotic dose for a 2.8 lb lagomorph dosed at 150mg/kg,  with a bottle concentration of 125mg/mL

1.53 ml

100

What is the name of the vein in the tail?

Ventral Coccygeal vein

200

This electromagnetic “nutrient” is responsible for the prevention of metabolic bone disease

UV(B) light

200

What is a wet mount used for?

Detecting parasites especially motile flagellated protozoa

200

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What family does the otter belong to?

Mustelidae

200

What is the immobilization dose (include units) for a 1000 lb perissodactylid, dosed at 1.5mg/kg, with a bottle concentration of 100 mg/mL?

What is 6.82 mLs?

200

A lizard with peeling skin most likely has what condition?

Dysecdysis

300

These 5 parameters encompass a sufficient definition of animal welfare

What are:

•Freedom from Hunger and Thirst

•Freedom from Discomfort

•Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease

•Freedom to Express Normal Behavior

Freedom from Fear and Distress

300

What is faecal flotation used for?

Detecting endoparasite eggs (e.g. helminths and coccidia)

300

These animals have the largest infraorbital foramens, and the medial masseter muscle goes completely through the eye socket

(Bonus: what is a species example?)

Hystricomorph rodents

e.g. Agouti, Porcupine

300

This is the volume in mLs that a 5 kg elapid gets if he needs an injection of Baytril (22.7 mg/mL) at a dose of 2.2 mg/kg

0.48ml

300

What order do the even-toed ungulates belong to? What is an example of a species?

(two parts)

Artiodactyla

Pigs, Bovids, Cervids, Camelids…

400

What opioid receptors are present in birds and mammals?

Birds – mostly kappa

Mammals – mostly Mu

400

What class of animals is infected by the zoonotic pathogen Chlamydophila psittaci, and what is the disease known as?

(two parts)

Psittacines birds

Disease - Psittacosis

400

These 2 orders make up the Xenarthrans

Pilosa and

Cingulata

400

How many tablets per dose for a 950 lb cervid dosed at 1mg/kg, with 200mg tablets on hand?

2

400

What is the primary nitrogenous waste of birds?

Urates / uric acid

500

This class of drugs reduces the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation

(bonus for naming the signs)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

pain, redness, swelling and heat?

500

This migratory form of nematode can end up in the abdominal organs

Visceral larval migrans

500

What are the 4 species of monkey found in Costa Rica?

Howler Monkey

Squirrel Monkey

White-faced Capuchin

Spider Monkey

500

How many tablets needed to be dispensed for a 27.5 lb mustelid dosed at 2mg/kg SID x 180 days with 100 mg tablets on hand?

45

500

What diagnostic test determines exposure to a disease?

Serology