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RVT Exam - Lab Animals

  1. Preferred temp for lab rodents
    21 degrees C
  2. Preferred ratio of hours for darkness and light for most lab rodents
    12:12
  3. Young of altricial rodents have hair and open eyes when
    • Hair at 1 wk
    • Eyes at 2 wks
  4. Have no postpartum estrus
    hamsters
  5. rodents practice coprophagy primarily to recover
    B Vitamins
  6. The brown fat tissue of lab rodent is to store
    glycogen
  7. Sendai virus is
    paramyxovirus
  8. Tyzzers disease caused by
    Clostridium piliforme
  9. gestation of rabbit
    30 days
  10. gestation of guinea pig
    68 days
  11. gestation of mouse
    21 days
  12. Wt of male mouse and rat
    • male rat 500g
    • male mouse 30g
  13. Murine respiratory mycoplasmosis caused by
    Mycoplasma pulmonis
  14. To prevent ringtail in rats
    keep humidity > 50%
  15. Hamster dentition
    1003/1003
  16. Hamsters gestation, estrus cycle and # of litter
    • 16 days gestation
    • 4-5 days estrus
    • 5-9 litter
  17. Gerbils gestation, estrus cycle, and # litter
    • 24 days gestation
    • 4-5 days estrus
    • 4-5 litter
  18. Common hamster disease causes what symptom
    diarrhea
  19. Hamster avg life span
    2 years
  20. Gerbil avg life span
    3 years
  21. Guinea pigs do not nurse for
    the first 12-24 hours
  22. IM amount for guinea pigs
    0.3ml
  23. Rabbit dentition
    2033/1023
  24. Snuffles caused by
    pasteurella multococida
  25. Corza is a symptom of
    snuffles
  26. Rabbits are what type of ovulators
    induced ovulators
  27. Male guinea pig is called
    Boar
  28. Female rabbit is called
    Doe
  29. Rabbit gestation
    30 days
  30. Cavies
    Guinea pig
  31. mus musculus
    mouse
  32. Rabbit ear mite
    Psoroptes
  33. Has large precocious young
    guinea pig
  34. Has immune system deficiency
    nude mice
  35. Type of cage used to separate urine and feces
    Metabolism
  36. Nuetered female ferret called
    sprite
  37. Young mice and rats called
    pups
  38. Hamster have what color urine
    cream colored
  39. Smallest hamster
    dwarf
  40. Lagomorph means
    double pair of upper incisors
  41. Which animal is a lagomorph
    rabbit
  42. Gerbils are prone to what from burrowing activity
    nasal dermatitis
  43. New world monkey commonly used in research
    squirrel
  44. Ferret is what type of ovulator
    induced ovulator
  45. Is monogamous and mate for life
    gerbil
  46. SCID mice lack
    B & T cells
  47. How many generations of brother sister mating create inbred strain
    20
  48. Trichobezoars are commonly associated with what in rabbits
    overfeeding pellets
  49. Nude mice lack
    thymus gland
  50. Pregnancy toxemia commonly seen in
    rabbits
  51. what is occuring in animal with pregnancy toxemia
    ketosis
  52. All blood cells are what is birds
    nucleated
  53. Mouse hepatitis virus caused by
    corona virus
  54. Gastric ulcers in ferrets caused by
    Helicobacter mustelae
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jenniejackman
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RVT Exam - Lab Animals
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