What's in a name?
Mus musculus
What is a mouse?
Be sure to have this type of PPE when working with larger birds
What is eye protection (for wading birds and chickens) or gloves (for raptors)?
Rooster, Hens, Chicks
What are chickens?
These animals hibernate, have cheek pouches and molar teeth similar to humans
What are hamsters?
Because many of our lab animal species are prey animals this is important to minimize stress
What is housing them separately from other animals, decreasing noise levels, controlling temperature and humidity, using low stress handling?
Oryctolagus cuniculus
What is a rabbit?
This is the principal federal statute governing the sale, handling, transport and use of animals.
What is the Animal Welfare Act?
Bucks, Does, Kits
What are rabbits?
These animals have 3 heart chambers, no vocal cords, and must have the correct balance of phosphorus and calcium in their diet
What are reptiles?
This can cause skin lesions, tufts of fur to be missing or missing whiskers in animals that are housed together
What is barbering?
Mustela putorius furo
What is a ferret?
This is the most commonly used animal for laboratory models
What are mice?
Bucks, Does, Pinkies or Pups
What are mice or rats?
These animals cannot vomit, do not have a gall bladder, but they do have Harderian Glands
What are rats?
This disease causing diarrhea, can be seen across multiple species and the causative agent is Clostridium piliforme
What is Tyzzer's disease?
Cavia porcellus
What is a guinea pig?
This is the organization that certifies Laboratory Animal Technicians, Laboratory Animal Technologists and Assistant Laboratory Animal Technologists
Boars, Sows, Pups
What are guinea pigs
These animals are known for adrenal disease, their musky odor and should be vaccinated for canine distemper
What are ferrets?
Lagomorphs and rodents have these types of teeth and should be given foods or materials to continuously wear down the teeth
What are hypsodont teeth?
Danio rerio
What is a zebrafish?
At a research facility, this is the group that is responsible for all aspects of animal use, health and compliance with all laws and regulations.
What is the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)?
Hobs, Jills, Kits
What are ferrets
You must supplement vitamin C in this species that typically weighs under 1 kg and has precocius young due to their long gestation period (average 68 days).
What are guinea pigs?
This bacterial disease, that can cause upper respiratory infections, pneumonia, otitis or conjunctivitis is common in rabbits
What is Pasteurella multocida?