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AVS 209 at the University of Idaho with Matt Doumit
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
02/20/2015

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Term
Animal Uses:
Beef cattle
Definition
Meat
Leather
Term
Animal Uses:
Dairy cattle
Definition
Milk
meat
leather
Term
Animal Uses:
Sheep
Definition
Meat
Milk
Fiber
Term
Animal Uses:
Goat
Definition
Meat
Milk
Fiber
Term
Animal Uses:
Turkery
Definition
Meat
Feather
Term
Animal Uses:
Broiler chickens
Definition
Meat
Feathers
Term
Animal Uses:
Layer chickens
Definition
Eggs
Meat
Feathers
Term
Animal Uses:
Swine
Definition
Meat
Skin
Hair
Term
Companion animals can be used for:
Definition
Sports, assistance, pets
Term
Animal care and use objectives:
Definition
Humane care and treatment
Protect animals from disease
Protect humans from disease
Protect from distress and injury
Term
Major concerns regarding animal treatment
Definition
Minimum pain and suffering
Minimum stress
Enrichment
Vet care
Husbandry
Records
Term
Disease Prevention programs include:
Definition
Vaccination routines
Parasite control
Quarantine and isolation
Controlling animal vectors
Controlling human vectors
Term
Alternatives to animal use (The 3 R's):
Definition
REPLACEMENT of conscious, living vertebrates with non-sentient material.
REDUCING the number of animals used
REFINEMENT of techniques
Term
Idaho animal law statutes does not include:
Definition
Farm animals
Term
What are the three federal animal laws:
Definition
Endangered species act
Public health service act
Animal welfare act
Term
The animal welfare act covers all but what animals?
Definition
Animals raised for food or fiber on farms.
Term
Weather influences...
Definition
Feed availability,
crop production,
consumption of feed,
morbidity
mortality
price of food
Term
The number of beef operations are going ___ but the number of beef cattle in the U.S is going ____
Definition
down
up
Term
It's estimated that by 2050 the global population will be at
Definition
about 9 billion people
Term
By 2050 global food demand will increase by
Definition
100%
Term
What are some environmental issues farmers worry about?
Definition
Air quality
Global Warming/Climate Change
Water quality
Animal Care
Term
What are the animal care issues that consumers and producers are concerned with?
Definition
Branding
Castration
Tail docking
Gestation Stalls
Beak trimming
Forced molting
Dehorning
Use of BST
Wild animals in captivity
Term
What are the pros and cons of gestation stalls for swine?
Definition
Pros:
1. Cost less
2. Swine burn less calories
3. Less fighting

Cons:
1. Stresses pigs
2. No room for activity
3. Uncomfortable
Term
Animal scientist need to be...
Definition
Transparent!
Term
Who is the #1 animal scientist in the U.S. currently?
Definition
Temple Grandin
Term
What is comparative psychology?
Definition
Study of mechanisms controlling behavior, learning abilities, sensation, perception and behavioral genetics
Term
What is socio-biology?
Definition
Biological basis of social behaivor AKA pecking orders, socialization of dogs, etc.
Term
What is behavioral psychology?
Definition
Studying the relationship between behavior and environment
Term
What is ehtology
Definition
Study of behavior of animals in natural surroundings
Term
What is an ethogram?
Definition
An inventory of behaviors an animal exhibits
Term
What is a time budget?
Definition
How an animal divides up its day into component behaviors
Term
Horses evolved as prey with a...
Definition
strong flight response
Term
Donkeys evolved in _____ and rarely ____
Definition
Mountain terrain
Run in panic
Term
Cattle have short necks and legs built for
Definition
Fight
Flight
Term
Chickens evolved to ____ and ___ through forage for food
Definition
Seek
Peck
Term
Describe a predator animal's vision
Definition
Eyes are closer together
Binocular
Detect prey for capture
Have form and depth perception
Term
Describe a prey animal's vision
Definition
Eyes on the side of the head
Monocular
Have predator detection
Can detect motion
Term
What is a flight zone?
Definition
A distance that an animal is caused to flee.
An animal's safety zone or personal space
Term
The flight zone size is dependent on
Definition
The width of an animal
Term
Frequent gentle handling ____ the flight zone
Definition
decreases
Term
Farmers should work on the ____ of the flight zone
Definition
edge
Term
A cow's blind spot is
Definition
Directly behind them
Term
Areas of animal behavior studying:
Definition
Communication
Aggression and social structure
Bio rhythms and sleep
Sexual behavior
Maternal behavior
Development
Learning
Ingestive behavior
Disorders
Term
Animals communicate with
Definition
Position of ears
Tail position
General body position
Hypervocalization
Markeing
Term
All animals have some aggression, true or false?
Definition
True
Term
What are the types of aggression?
Definition
Territorial
Pain/fear induced
Maternal
Predatory
Term
Define ventral
Definition
the surface directed toward the ground or the animals belly
Term
Define dorsal
Definition
The surface directed away from the ground or toward the animals back
Term
Define the median plane
Definition
divides the body longitudinally into similar halves i.e. right and left sides
Term
Medial
Definition
nearer to the median plane, either the dorsal or ventral midline,
Term
Lateral
Definition
further from the median plane
Term
Cranial or anterior
Definition
toward the head region
Term
Caudal or posterior
Definition
toward the tail region
Term
Proximal
Definition
toward the major body mass
Term
Distal
Definition
away from the major body mass
Term
Vertical
Definition
project dorsally from the median plane
Term
Transverse
Definition
projecting laterally from the body perpendicular to the median plane
Term
Superficial
Definition
near the skin or surface
Term
Infra or sub
Definition
below or beneath
Term
Supra
Definition
above or superior
Term
Inter
Definition
Between
Term
Intra
Definition
within
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