Which disease caused by Clostridium piliforme can be found in almost all species of laboratory animals? - Answer-Tyzzer's disease
What is piloerection? - Answer-Involuntary bristling of the hair
What is the term for signs of disease that are not apparent to the observer? - Answer-Subclinical
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Lab Animal Exam Review Questions and
Answers
Which disease caused by Clostridium piliforme can be found in almost all species of
laboratory animals? - Answer-Tyzzer's disease
What is piloerection? - Answer-Involuntary bristling of the hair
What is the term for signs of disease that are not apparent to the observer? - Answer-
Subclinical
Which of the following bedding materials for mice or rats may affect hepatic enzymes
and could cause respiratory problems? - Answer-Cedar shavings
Which of the following is not a sign of pain or distress in rats? - Answer-Gregarious
behavior
What type of diet, when fed to rodents, does not wear down their teeth and may allow
their teeth to overgrow? - Answer-ground feed
Which of the following is highly contagious, but usually self-limiting, and is the most
significant viral disease of rats? - Answer-Sialodacryoadenitis
Rodent diseases are often managed - Answer-as a colony
Annular constriction of the tail in rats, often called ringtail, can occur in what type of
environment? - Answer-low humidity
Which type of ectoparasite burrows into the dermis and may cause hair loss and
pruritus? - Answer-Mite
If a mouse has alopecia but not pruritus, which of the following should be suspected? -
Answer-Barbering
Both hamsters and gerbils are resistant to: - Answer-radiation
Which unique feature of gerbils makes them an excellent animal for endocrine function
studies? - Answer-Low water intake and highly concentrated urine
Which species has the shortest gestation period of all the laboratory species? - Answer-
Hamster
The scientific name for the species of gerbils most often used in biomedical research is:
- Answer-Meriones unguiculatus
, Which condition is common in young gerbils that are under stress and is often called
stress-induced chromodacryorrhea? - Answer-Nasal dermatitis
The genus and species name for the hamster most often used in biomedical research
is: - Answer-Mesocricetus auratus
It is important to do what prior to removing a hamster from the cage? - Answer-Make
sure the animal is fully awake
Which of the following is a unique reproductive trait of gerbils? - Answer-Males will
assist in caring for offspring
What feature of the hamster cheek pouches makes it an excellent site for carcinogenic
agent studies? - Answer-The lack of lymphoid tissue
Which bacterial disease, sometimes called wet tail, is the most common infectious
disease of hamsters? - Answer-Proliferative ileitis
Which of the following is true about the handling of ferrets? - Answer-Ferrets can be
easily managed if handled often and appropriately.
A hedgehog performs which unique behavior by taking an item into its mouth, mixing it
with saliva, then applying the mixture to its spines? - Answer-Self-anointing
Which route of medication administration should be avoided in hedgehogs? - Answer-
Topical
Hedgehogs are susceptible to a respiratory disease common in canines. Which of the
following can move between hedgehogs and canids? - Answer-Bordetella
bronchiseptica
Ferrets should be vaccinated against - Answer-Canine distemper virus
Group of ferrets - Answer-business
Spayed female ferret - Answer-sprite
Female ferret - Answer-Jill
Neutered male ferret - Answer-Gib
Male ferret - Answer-Hob
Which thin-walled structure is very large and occupies most of the central and left
portion of the abdominal cavity of guinea pigs? - Answer-cecum
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