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A compilation of final exam questions and answers related to animal science, focusing on reptiles, ferrets, guinea pigs, and rabbits. It covers a range of topics including anatomy, physiology, nutrition, reproduction, and common diseases. The questions address specific characteristics, behaviors, and health concerns relevant to each animal group, offering valuable insights for students studying veterinary medicine, zoology, or animal husbandry. The content is structured in a question-and-answer format, making it easy to review and reinforce key concepts. This resource is particularly useful for exam preparation and understanding the practical aspects of animal care and management.
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Smallest snakes - correct answer ✔✔Thread snakes; 3-16 inches in length; found in the Americas, Africa, and Arab countries; all are blind and have only lower teeth Birth to live young - correct answer ✔✔Boas and anacondas Losing hair from - correct answer ✔✔Ferrets; adrenal disease; usually starts at the tail and doesn't affect the head Parvovirus - correct answer ✔✔Aleutian disease is a form of parvovirus that only affects mink and ferrets; symptoms include weight loss, lethargy, seizures... Interaction with guinea pigs - correct answer ✔✔Most allergenic pet Rosettes - correct answer ✔✔Found in guinea pigs with Abyssinian coat types; more rosettes are more desirable Forked tongue - correct answer ✔✔All snakes have this; used to smell the environment; located in a sheath at the front of the mouth Female guinea pig - correct answer ✔✔Sexually mature between 4-6 weeks; shouldn't be bred until at least 3 months old; need to be bred around 4- months or their pelvic bones will fuse between 9-12 months; doesn't make a nest
Large group of garter snakes - correct answer ✔✔Enter caves to seek shelter below the frost line Group of snakes - correct answer ✔✔Male snakes group together in a breeding ball around a female; up to 12 males; could last 2-4 weeks Reproduction in ferrets - correct answer ✔✔Females are seasonally polyestrus and can have 2 litters a year; induced ovulators; will get pseudo pregnant; litter size ranges from 1-18 with average being 8-10; females can develop aplastic anemia if not bred and in heat Gestation period - correct answer ✔✔Rabbits 30-32 days; Ferrets 41-42 days; Guinea pigs 60-73 days Must be in the diet - correct answer ✔✔Rabbits need fiber; guinea pigs must consume vitamin C Mustelid family of critters - correct answer ✔✔Ferrets Finding ferret food - correct answer ✔✔Can buy wet or dry food; can be given a premium kitten food The protein requirement for rabbits - correct answer ✔✔Need 15-19% protein in their diets Anatomical structure of rabbit - correct answer ✔✔Have a really large cecum Draize eye test - correct answer ✔✔Rabbits are used for this because they don't have tear ducts; allows for companies to test cosmetics
Hairless, nearly hairless - correct answer ✔✔Baldwin and skinny guinea pigs are nearly hairless No vestigial pelvic limb - correct answer ✔✔In dawn blind snakes; there are some in pythons Guinea pigs are - correct answer ✔✔Also known as cavy; commonly used for food Most toxic - correct answer ✔✔Elapidae; include many cobras, many sea snakes, and coral snakes Oldest breed of rabbit - correct answer ✔✔The himalayan Aleutian disease - correct answer ✔✔Form of parvovirus; only affects mink and ferrets; causes the immune system to overproduce antibodies which can harm internal organs; no treatment or prevention All domestic rabbit breeds - correct answer ✔✔Have developed from the European wild rabbit Can be vaccinated for - correct answer ✔✔Ferrets: canine and feline distemper, rabies 4 orders which - correct answer ✔✔Are reptiles; serpentes (snakes, pythons, boas), squamata (lizards, iguanas), testudines, crocodilia Senses in guinea pigs and ferrets - correct answer ✔✔Ferrets: sensitive hearing; highly developed smell and can identify humans; excellent
peripheral vision; Guinea pigs: poor sight; good sense of touch, smell, and hearing Largest rodent - correct answer ✔✔Capybara Main food in the diet for guinea pigs - correct answer ✔✔Alfalfa or clover hay Toxemia - correct answer ✔✔Rabbits: bacterial disease associated with ingestion of high energy feeds, 100% death rate; Guinea pigs: common in stressed heavily pregnant females 56+ days into pregnancy with 3+ fetuses, mostly fatal Induced ovulators - correct answer ✔✔Ferrets; Rabbits Practice coprophagy - correct answer ✔✔Guinea pigs; Rabbits Lop - correct answer ✔✔Is a type of rabbit; also a type of ear that hangs down For the safety of your ferret - correct answer ✔✔Store meds; close small openings; close toilets; put away soap; put away rubber; put away house plants; block off chairs and laundry room Rodents from lagomorphs - correct answer ✔✔Rabbits are lagomorphs Upon a snake that has the colors - correct answer ✔✔"Red on yellow kill a fellow"; "Yellow on red, you're dead"