ALAT STUDY GUIDE CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔When a female cat has an elevated hindquarters and a flattened back, what
condition could this indicate?
A)The cat is sick.
B)The cat is feeling aggressive
C)The cat is in estrus.
D)The cat is nearing parturition. - ✔✔C)The cat is in estrus.
✔✔Approximately how much does a newborn kitten weigh at birth?
A)50-80 grams
B)85-120 grams
C)165-200 grams
D)None of the Above - ✔✔B)85-120 grams
✔✔Cat cages should be cleaned? Litter pans should be cleaned? - ✔✔Cages cleaned
every 2 weeks and litter pans cleaned daily
✔✔Cats are prone to what disease? - ✔✔Urinary tract infections
✔✔What is the type of commercial cat food that has a 10-12% moisture content?
A)Semi-moist feed
B)Dry feed
C)Canned feed
D)None of the Above - ✔✔B)Dry feed
✔✔Canis familiaris - ✔✔domestic dog
,✔✔How long is a dog's gestation period? - ✔✔59-68 weeks
✔✔What is the most commonly used dog breed in a lab? - ✔✔Beagel
✔✔What type of teeth are the dog's upper fourth premolars?
A)Piercing-stunning teeth
B)Shearing-cutting teeth
C)Cutting-grinding teeth
D)Grinding-macerating teeth - ✔✔B)Shearing-cutting teeth
✔✔A male dog is called? - ✔✔Dog
✔✔A female dog is called? - ✔✔Bitch
✔✔Female dogs go into estrus approximately every? - ✔✔7 to 8 months
✔✔A dogs estrus lasts? - ✔✔7 to 10 days
✔✔Dogs cages and bedding should be cleaned? - ✔✔daily
✔✔Dogs cages and bedding should be sanitized? - ✔✔every 2 weeks
✔✔What does the AWA require when it comes to dogs? - ✔✔Opportunity to exercise
outside
✔✔A dog's water consumption is _______ ml per kg of body weight daily.
A)75-90
B)10-20
C)100-150
D)25-35 - ✔✔D)25-35
✔✔There are two types of swine used in research what are they? - ✔✔Domestic swine
and miniature swine
✔✔Sus scrofa domestica? - ✔✔domestic pig
✔✔Which two breeds of domestic swine are most commonly used in research facilities?
A)Yorkshire and Duroc
B)Jersey and Duroc
C)Shropshire and Landrace
D)Holstein and Yorkshire - ✔✔A)Yorkshire and Duroc
, ✔✔What is one of the main reasons pigs are used in research? - ✔✔Their internal
organs are similar to ours
✔✔Boars have 2 upper and lower canines called? - ✔✔Tusks
✔✔An uncastrated male pig is called a ___, a castrated male pig is called a ___ -
✔✔Boar and barrow
✔✔Female pig that has not had a litter of piglets is called a ____ and a female pig that
has had a litter of piglets is called a ______ - ✔✔Gilt and sow
✔✔What is the gestation period of a pig? - ✔✔114 days (3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days)
✔✔When do piglets gets weaned? - ✔✔3-8 weeks
✔✔In pigs, farrowing is? - ✔✔giving birth to a litter of piglets
✔✔Newborn piglets are susceptible to what condition? - ✔✔Hypothermia
✔✔What is the normal lifespan of a minipig?
A)6-9 years
B)10-15 years
C)16-20 years
D)4-7 years - ✔✔B)10-15 years
✔✔Female pigs can generally be bred beginning at what age?
A)6-7 months
B)3-4 months
C)2-3 months
D)4-5 months - ✔✔A)6-7 months
✔✔What kind of sling uses a crank mechanism to raise the animal off the floor?
A)Panepinto
B)Suspension
C)Brewer
D)Suspensory - ✔✔A)Panepinto
✔✔Pigs are identified by _____ and/or _____ - ✔✔ear tags, ear tattoos
✔✔Pigs are clean animals and prefer to defecate in a corner.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔When a female cat has an elevated hindquarters and a flattened back, what
condition could this indicate?
A)The cat is sick.
B)The cat is feeling aggressive
C)The cat is in estrus.
D)The cat is nearing parturition. - ✔✔C)The cat is in estrus.
✔✔Approximately how much does a newborn kitten weigh at birth?
A)50-80 grams
B)85-120 grams
C)165-200 grams
D)None of the Above - ✔✔B)85-120 grams
✔✔Cat cages should be cleaned? Litter pans should be cleaned? - ✔✔Cages cleaned
every 2 weeks and litter pans cleaned daily
✔✔Cats are prone to what disease? - ✔✔Urinary tract infections
✔✔What is the type of commercial cat food that has a 10-12% moisture content?
A)Semi-moist feed
B)Dry feed
C)Canned feed
D)None of the Above - ✔✔B)Dry feed
✔✔Canis familiaris - ✔✔domestic dog
,✔✔How long is a dog's gestation period? - ✔✔59-68 weeks
✔✔What is the most commonly used dog breed in a lab? - ✔✔Beagel
✔✔What type of teeth are the dog's upper fourth premolars?
A)Piercing-stunning teeth
B)Shearing-cutting teeth
C)Cutting-grinding teeth
D)Grinding-macerating teeth - ✔✔B)Shearing-cutting teeth
✔✔A male dog is called? - ✔✔Dog
✔✔A female dog is called? - ✔✔Bitch
✔✔Female dogs go into estrus approximately every? - ✔✔7 to 8 months
✔✔A dogs estrus lasts? - ✔✔7 to 10 days
✔✔Dogs cages and bedding should be cleaned? - ✔✔daily
✔✔Dogs cages and bedding should be sanitized? - ✔✔every 2 weeks
✔✔What does the AWA require when it comes to dogs? - ✔✔Opportunity to exercise
outside
✔✔A dog's water consumption is _______ ml per kg of body weight daily.
A)75-90
B)10-20
C)100-150
D)25-35 - ✔✔D)25-35
✔✔There are two types of swine used in research what are they? - ✔✔Domestic swine
and miniature swine
✔✔Sus scrofa domestica? - ✔✔domestic pig
✔✔Which two breeds of domestic swine are most commonly used in research facilities?
A)Yorkshire and Duroc
B)Jersey and Duroc
C)Shropshire and Landrace
D)Holstein and Yorkshire - ✔✔A)Yorkshire and Duroc
, ✔✔What is one of the main reasons pigs are used in research? - ✔✔Their internal
organs are similar to ours
✔✔Boars have 2 upper and lower canines called? - ✔✔Tusks
✔✔An uncastrated male pig is called a ___, a castrated male pig is called a ___ -
✔✔Boar and barrow
✔✔Female pig that has not had a litter of piglets is called a ____ and a female pig that
has had a litter of piglets is called a ______ - ✔✔Gilt and sow
✔✔What is the gestation period of a pig? - ✔✔114 days (3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days)
✔✔When do piglets gets weaned? - ✔✔3-8 weeks
✔✔In pigs, farrowing is? - ✔✔giving birth to a litter of piglets
✔✔Newborn piglets are susceptible to what condition? - ✔✔Hypothermia
✔✔What is the normal lifespan of a minipig?
A)6-9 years
B)10-15 years
C)16-20 years
D)4-7 years - ✔✔B)10-15 years
✔✔Female pigs can generally be bred beginning at what age?
A)6-7 months
B)3-4 months
C)2-3 months
D)4-5 months - ✔✔A)6-7 months
✔✔What kind of sling uses a crank mechanism to raise the animal off the floor?
A)Panepinto
B)Suspension
C)Brewer
D)Suspensory - ✔✔A)Panepinto
✔✔Pigs are identified by _____ and/or _____ - ✔✔ear tags, ear tattoos
✔✔Pigs are clean animals and prefer to defecate in a corner.
