which of the following animals is not covered by the animal welfare act?
A) reptile
___cages are used to collect urine and feces during experiments so the total volume can be measured and analyzed.
A) metabolism
animals that are purposely bred for reseach purposes come from Class B dealers
A) true
B) false
B) false
which level of biosafety involves working with substances that have the potential to cause disease in humans if handled inappropriately?
D) level 2
the gestation period for mouse is
A) 19-21 days
the whitten effect occurs when a pregnant female mouse aborts a litter due to being exposed to a new male or its order
A) true
B) false
B) false
Bruce effect
the thermoneutral zone for mice is
D) 65-85 degree
when performing an IV injection on a mouse, the most common site to use is
C) lateral tail vein
the preferred site for blood collection in mice is the
A) retroorbital
the gestation peroid of a rat is
A) 21-22 days
the humidity requirements for a rat is
D) 40-60%
how much food should a rat consume per day?
B) 15-20g/day
which of the following vein can be used for IV injections in rats?
D) all of the above
___is a bacterial disease in rats that cuases mucopurulent oculonasal discharge, sneezing, dyspnea, otitis media, and head tilt.
D) mycoplasmosis
the disease in rats caused by low humidity environments that cuases necrosis and sloughing of the tail is
A) ringtail
the viral disease that causes respiratory disease and compromises the immune system in mice is
A) sendai virus
the group that develops standards of education and performance for lab animal technicians is
A) AALAS
the group that ensures the number of subjects used in an experiment is appropriate and reviews the rational and purpose of and an experiments is
B) IACUC
most animals require a diurnal lighting system which consists of 18 hours of light followed by 6 hours of dark.
A) true
B) false
B) false
12 hours on 12 hours off
which of the following enviromental factors can affect an animal's health and well being?
D) all of the above
animals that are grem free and maintained in a barrier facilities are referred to as
B) axenic
animals that are susceptible to certain pathogens and used as part of a facility's quality assurance program are called
D) sentinels
agents that can cause serious and pontentially deadly diseases fall under what biosafety level?
C) level 3
the scientific name of the most common species of laboratory rats is rattus rattus
A) true
B) false
B) false
rattus norvegius
the gland in rats that produces porphyrin is the
B) harderian gland
females rats have smaller genital papilla and a larger anogenital distance than males
A) true
B) false
B) false
males do
female rats are seasonally polyestrous
A) true
B) false
B) false
continuously polyestrous
at what age are mice pups weaned?
B) 3 weeks
the thermoneutral zone for rats is
D) 65-75 degree
the intestinal parasite found in rats that has significant zoonotic potential is
D) tapeworm
ringtail refers to alopecia in mice and rats caused by dominate cagemates chewing on the hair of other cagemates
A) true
B) false
B) false
its barbering
cervical dislocation is an acceptable form of euthanasia in rats
A) true
B) false
B) false
to remove a rat by its cage you should
B) pick it up by base of tail
which of the following are methods for permentent identification in rats?
D) all of the above
when using a gavage needle to administer oral medications to rats or mice you should be very careful to never rotate the tip of the needle
A) true
B) false
B) false
it is normal for mice to practice coprophagia, but it is not normal for rats and may be an indication for illness
A) true
B) false
B) false
they should
when restraining mice for a preocedure you should
C) scruff them
when performing an IP injection on mice or rats the safest area to introduce the needle is the lower left quadrant of the abdomen
A) true
B) false
B) false
lower right quadrant
rats have gallbladder whereare mice do not
A) true
B) false
B) false
rats have no gallbladder
a strain of mice or rats refers to a type of animal that has been inbred
A) true
B) false
A) true
mice are typically house in what type of cage?
A) shoebox cage
how much food should a mouse consume per day?
B) 3-5g/day
how much water should a rat consume per day?
B) 22-33 ml
at what age are rat pups weaned?
C) 21 days
which association promotes humane treatment of animals through voluntary accreditation program?
C) AAALAC
____refers to choosing an experiment that causes the least amount of stress, pain, anxiety, and disturbance of an animal's normal life while meeting research goals.
B) refinement
___believes animals are here for us to use in a responsible, non abusive way
D) animal use groups
these people believe animals shoudl be treated as kindly as possible and they pursue legislation to ensure this
