VBMS 303- EXAM 1 questions with
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animal welfare - correct answer ✔✔- human responsibility encompassing all
aspects of animal well-being
- "A state of complete mental and physical health where the animal is in harmony
with its environment."
-Proper housing, management, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment,
responsible care, humane handling, and euthanasia, when necessary.
animal rights - correct answer ✔✔-Philosophical view and personal value
judgment characterized by various rights groups; may not be compatible with
responsible use of animals for human progress.
shelter - correct answer ✔✔shade, streams/pods, windbreaks
confinement - correct answer ✔✔feed bunk space, bedding space
pain management - correct answer ✔✔castration, dehorning
branding - correct answer ✔✔some states legal proof, expertly, appropriate size
veal calf production - correct answer ✔✔diet, housing
,health maintenance - correct answer ✔✔parasites, foot/ hoof care, dental care
(float- horses)
surfaces - correct answer ✔✔drainage
feed - correct answer ✔✔quality, quantity, body condition: moderate
water - correct answer ✔✔quality, quantity
transportation - correct answer ✔✔time, temperature, distance
handling - correct answer ✔✔facilities, methods- electric prods, hurry
normal behavior - correct answer ✔✔- bright, alert, responsive (BAR)
- appetite- flank fill, approach feed
- respiration- easy, regular, smooth
preliminary examination - correct answer ✔✔- temperature- ambient
temperature, rectal temperature
- pulse- usually parallels temperature
- respiration
- rumen- rater per MINUTE (2-4), left flank
- know how a healthy animal should look
,horse - correct answer ✔✔100 degrees
28-40 bpm
10-14 respiration rate
body condition scoring-
1-9 scale
Bovine ketosis (acetonemia) - correct answer ✔✔Too many ketones in blood
A. Occurrence
1. Six weeks following parturition
2. Mainly dairy cattle- old or young
B. Cause
1. Heavy lactation resulting in high glucose demand or
2. Any factor that reduces absorption of carbohydrate
- secondary to decreased appetite
3. Majority of carbohydrates are metabolized into fatty acids
- VFA's- propionate, butyrate, acetate
4. Inadequate nutrition
5. Change of diet at parturition
C. Signs
, 1. Inappetence, anorexia, depression
2. Incoordination
3. Drop in milk production
4. Weight loss
5. Lethargy
6. Haircoat, dull
D. Diagnosis
1. Recent parturition
2. Ketone odor- sweet acetone smell, from breath, urine, milk, etc.
E. Treatment
1. Glucose
2. Propylene glycol
3. Glucocorticoids
4. Sodium propionate
F. Prevention
1. Decrease energy in diet in late lactation and continue in dry period
2. Increase energy post-partum
pig - correct answer ✔✔102.5 degrees
70-120 bpm
complete solutions graded A+ already
passed
animal welfare - correct answer ✔✔- human responsibility encompassing all
aspects of animal well-being
- "A state of complete mental and physical health where the animal is in harmony
with its environment."
-Proper housing, management, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment,
responsible care, humane handling, and euthanasia, when necessary.
animal rights - correct answer ✔✔-Philosophical view and personal value
judgment characterized by various rights groups; may not be compatible with
responsible use of animals for human progress.
shelter - correct answer ✔✔shade, streams/pods, windbreaks
confinement - correct answer ✔✔feed bunk space, bedding space
pain management - correct answer ✔✔castration, dehorning
branding - correct answer ✔✔some states legal proof, expertly, appropriate size
veal calf production - correct answer ✔✔diet, housing
,health maintenance - correct answer ✔✔parasites, foot/ hoof care, dental care
(float- horses)
surfaces - correct answer ✔✔drainage
feed - correct answer ✔✔quality, quantity, body condition: moderate
water - correct answer ✔✔quality, quantity
transportation - correct answer ✔✔time, temperature, distance
handling - correct answer ✔✔facilities, methods- electric prods, hurry
normal behavior - correct answer ✔✔- bright, alert, responsive (BAR)
- appetite- flank fill, approach feed
- respiration- easy, regular, smooth
preliminary examination - correct answer ✔✔- temperature- ambient
temperature, rectal temperature
- pulse- usually parallels temperature
- respiration
- rumen- rater per MINUTE (2-4), left flank
- know how a healthy animal should look
,horse - correct answer ✔✔100 degrees
28-40 bpm
10-14 respiration rate
body condition scoring-
1-9 scale
Bovine ketosis (acetonemia) - correct answer ✔✔Too many ketones in blood
A. Occurrence
1. Six weeks following parturition
2. Mainly dairy cattle- old or young
B. Cause
1. Heavy lactation resulting in high glucose demand or
2. Any factor that reduces absorption of carbohydrate
- secondary to decreased appetite
3. Majority of carbohydrates are metabolized into fatty acids
- VFA's- propionate, butyrate, acetate
4. Inadequate nutrition
5. Change of diet at parturition
C. Signs
, 1. Inappetence, anorexia, depression
2. Incoordination
3. Drop in milk production
4. Weight loss
5. Lethargy
6. Haircoat, dull
D. Diagnosis
1. Recent parturition
2. Ketone odor- sweet acetone smell, from breath, urine, milk, etc.
E. Treatment
1. Glucose
2. Propylene glycol
3. Glucocorticoids
4. Sodium propionate
F. Prevention
1. Decrease energy in diet in late lactation and continue in dry period
2. Increase energy post-partum
pig - correct answer ✔✔102.5 degrees
70-120 bpm
