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What does ethology primarily focus on?

  • Conservation of natural habitats
  • Genetic engineering of animals
  • Breeding techniques for domestic animals
  • Behavior of animals in their natural environment (correct)

Which principle is fundamental to animal welfare?

  • Domestication of wild animals
  • Provision of adequate housing, nutrition, and veterinary care (correct)
  • Minimizing the use of animals in research
  • Maximizing profit from animal products

What is the primary goal of animal husbandry?

  • Introducing wild species into farming systems
  • Increasing crop production
  • Ensuring sustainable and ethical care of animals for food and agriculture (correct)
  • Cloning farm animals

Which practice is NOT commonly used in livestock health management?

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What is an application of animal biotechnology?

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What is the main purpose of cloning in animal biotechnology?

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Which behavior is characterized by self-grooming or scratching due to conflicting drives?

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What type of learning involves increased sensitivity to a stimulus through repeated exposure?

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Which of the following refers to a series of management practices designed to prevent the introduction or spread of disease agents in an animal production facility?

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What is the term for an innate ability to resist certain diseases?

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Which act is known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998?

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A strongly exaggerated sign stimulus triggering a much stronger response than normal is termed what?

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The breeding or gestation period of swine typically takes about how many weeks?

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In the context of disease resistance, what does the term 'Acquired Immunity' refer to?

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Which theory is also known as deontological theories?

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What process involves using recombinant DNA technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism?

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What is the term used to describe the process of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism through recombinant DNA technology?

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Which type of pheromone is primarily responsible for influencing mood and emotion?

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Which statement correctly defines Classical Ethology?

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Anorexia is defined as which of the following?

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In the context of animal agriculture, what is the major production cost that can account for over 65% of all expenses in pork production?

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What is the main advantage that is NOT associated with Artificial Insemination?

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What behavioral process describes how innate behaviors become signals for communication?

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What is the physiological phenomenon characterized by a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus called?

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Which method of animal reproduction allows for genetic consistency by replicating productivity-proven animals?

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Which of the following describes a process where an animal follows the first object it experiences after birth?

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What is the main purpose of synchronizing estrus cycles in embryo transfer procedures?

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Which statement accurately represents a common misconception about Ethology?

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What key advantage does artificial insemination offer in livestock breeding?

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What is the primary reason for the low labor requirement in an automated feed delivery system?

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In terms of learning processes, which term describes a type of learning that is influenced by rewards or punishments?

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Which of these types of pheromones is incorrectly characterized?

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Which of the following is an example of an anthelmintic?

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What is the gestation period of a cow?

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Which option describes an advantage of in vitro fertilization and maturation?

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Which of the following correctly describes the type of immunity obtained from vaccination?

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Which of these is NOT an advantage of genetic engineering?

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What is a hazard associated with cloning?

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Which theory best addresses costs and benefits to humans in controlling infectious diseases from wildlife?

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Which of the following best describes classical conditioning?

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What is the primary purpose of isolation and quarantine in disease management for animals?

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Which type of immunity is characterized as an innate ability to resist certain diseases?

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Which method produces genetically identical animals through the replication of a single organism?

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What is the method of semen collection that mimics natural ejaculation most closely?

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In the context of animal behavior, what biological factor significantly influences behavior patterns?

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What intricate behavior do honeybees exhibit to communicate the location of food sources?

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Which method is considered the most effective for disposing of infected carcasses and controlling bacterial infection?

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What behavior is typically described as self-grooming and occurs due to conflict between urges?

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Flashcards

Ethology

The study of animal behavior in natural environments.

Ethology

The study of animal behavior in their natural environment.

Animal Welfare Principle

Ensuring animals have adequate housing, nutrition, and veterinary care.

Animal Husbandry

The practice of managing animals for food and agricultural purposes.

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Sensitization

Repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to a progressively stronger response.

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Pullets

Young female chickens raised in brooder houses for the first stage of their life.

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Reproductive Cloning

The process of creating a genetically identical copy of an animal.

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Collection of embryo

The process of collecting embryos for use in reproductive cloning.

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What is genetic engineering?

The direct manipulation (alter, repair or enhance form or function) of one or more genes.

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RA 8485

The Animal Welfare Act of 1998 in the Philippines focused on ensuring the welfare of animals.

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What is a Modulator pheromone?

A type of pheromone that affects mood and emotion.

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What is a Dry Cow?

Female cows that are not currently producing milk and are expected to calve within 30 to 60 days.

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Biosecurity

A series of management practices designed to prevent the introduction of disease agents into animal production facilities.

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Clone

A cluster of individual entities or cells that are descended from one progenitor.

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What is Anorexia?

Refusal to eat.

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What is genetic engineering?

The process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.

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Super sign stimulus

An exaggerated sign stimulus that triggers a stronger response than normal.

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Mirror test

A test that determines an individual's capacity to recognize themselves.

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What is Classical Ethology?

Concentrate on individuals or small groups.

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Utilitarianism

The proposition that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its contribution to overall utility.

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What is Habituation?

The diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus.

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Obligation-based theories

Theories that emphasize the importance of rules, obligations, and principles in determining the moral worth of actions.

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What is Habituation?

Form of non-associative learning in which an innate (non-reinforced) response to a stimulus decreases after repeated or prolonged presentations of that stimulus.

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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

The transfer of the nucleus of a somatic cell into an enucleated egg cell, resulting in a genetically identical copy of the donor animal.

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Anthelmintics

A class of drugs used to treat parasitic worm infections, such as roundworms and tapeworms.

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Protozoan Disease

A disease caused by single-celled parasites that infect and multiply within the host's body.

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In Vitro Fertilization and Maturation

The process of fertilizing an egg outside of the body, allowing for greater control and manipulation of the fertilization process.

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Classical Conditioning

The process of learning where a previously neutral stimulus becomes associated with a specific response due to repeated pairings.

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Animal Disease Control

The killing of an animal for disease control purposes is not considered lawful under the Animal Welfare Act of 1998.

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Artificial Insemination

The process of introducing sperm into the reproductive tract of a female without sexual intercourse.

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Imprinting

A form of learning where young animals form a strong bond with the first object they encounter.

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Releaser

A behavioral response that is triggered by specific stimuli and usually related to mating.

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Finishing Stage

The stage in swine management where pigs are grown to market weight.

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Gestation Period

The duration of pregnancy in a cow.

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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT)

The transfer of a cell nucleus from a somatic cell to an egg cell.

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Synchronizing Estrus Cycles

The process of matching the estrus cycles of the donor and recipient animal in embryo transfer.

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Operant Conditioning

A type of learning in which a specific behavior is strengthened through reinforcement or punishment.

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Natural Immunity

A type of immunity present from birth, offering resistance to specific diseases without prior exposure.

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Behavior Genetics

The study of how genes interact with the environment to influence behavior.

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Honeybee Dance

A complex dance-like communication used by honeybees to convey the location of food sources to other bees within the hive.

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Artificial Vagina Method

A process of semen collection where the complete ejaculate is obtained, resembling natural ejaculation.

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Embryo Splitting

The process of splitting an embryo into multiple identical embryos, resulting in multiple clones.

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Displacement Behavior

A type of behavior displayed when an animal experiences conflict between different drives, often manifesting as seemingly irrelevant actions.

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Study Notes

ZOOT 1100 - DVM 1-2 Questions

  • Ethology's primary focus: Animal behavior in natural environments.
  • Animal Welfare Key Principle: Provision of adequate housing, nutrition, and veterinary care.
  • Animal Husbandry Goal: Ensuring sustainable and ethical care of animals for food and agriculture.
  • Common Livestock Health Management Practice: Vaccination programs and regular deworming.
  • Animal Biotechnology Application: Development of genetically modified crops and transgenic animals for pharmaceuticals.
  • Cloning Purpose (Animal Biotechnology): Creating genetically identical copies of animals.
  • Displacement Behavior: Self-grooming, touching, or scratching when an animal has a conflict of drives.
  • Non-Associative Learning (Habituation): Repeated stimulus results in decreased response.
  • Common Livestock Management Practice (Health): Disease monitoring.
  • Age of Castration for Male Horses: 1-2 years.
  • Embryo Transfer Method Types: Surgical (laparotomy) and nonsurgical (transcervical).
  • Reproductive Cloning Method: Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer.
  • Common Animal Welfare Issue: Animal breeding and livestock production.
  • Animal Disease Control Theory: Utilitarianism.
  • Animal Welfare Act (1998): Animal killing permitted in specific situations only, including imminent threat to human life.
  • Protozoan Disease Example(s): Trypanosomosis.
  • Pheromone Types: Releaser, Primer, Signaler.
  • Ethical Concerns (Animal Farming): Religious reasons.
  • Dry Cows: Female cows not producing milk who are expected to calve within 30 to 60 days.
  • Types of Immunity: Natural, Acquired, Passive, Active.
  • Livestock Disease Classifications: Bacterial, Rickettsial, Cardiovascular, Endoparasitic.
  • Gestation Period for Cows: 9 months.
  • Sex Hormone Affects Mood: Releaser pheromones.
  • Advantages of Genetic Engineering: Creation of organisms with more benefits, tailor-made organisms with desirable characteristics, increase genetic diversity, better food creation.
  • Disadvantages of Artificial Insemination: Expensive for inferior males, can utilize semen after death of sire.
  • Animal Welfare Act (1998): Killing animals is unlawful except in imminent danger to human life.
  • Classic Ethology Focus: Individuals or small groups and evolution of adaptive behaviors.

Other Topics

  • Gestation Period (Cow): 9 months.
  • Gestation Period (Swine): 10-14 weeks.
  • Horse Castration Age: 1 to 2 years.
  • Animal Biotechnology: Genetic, Cloning, and Embryo Transfer.
  • Animal Communication: Visual, Auditory, and Tactile.
  • Animal Behavior: Imprinting, Sensitization, Ethology, Ritualization.
  • Learning Types: Imprinting, Sensitization, Associative, Classical Conditioning, Latent learning..

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Test your knowledge on animal welfare principles, ethology, and biotechnology applications in animal husbandry. This quiz covers a variety of topics including disease management, cloning, and innate behaviors. Perfect for students studying agricultural sciences or animal care.

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