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Vet 1010: Farm Animal
Livestock & Poultry Overview
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
02/08/2011

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Ethology
Definition
Study of animal behavior in the animal's natural environment.
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Reinforcement
Definition
A reward for making the proper resonse to a stimulus or condition.
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Habituation
Definition
The gradual adatation to a stimulus or to the environment.
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Conditioning
Definition
The treatment of animals by vaccination and other means before putting them in the feedlot.
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Instinct
Definition
Inborn behavior.
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Classical Conditioning
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Operant Conditioning
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Reasoning
Definition
The ability of an animal to respond correctly to a stimulus the first tie the animal encounters a new situation.
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Intelligence
Definition
The ability to learn to adjust successfully to situations.
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Imprinting
Definition
Learning associated with maturational readiness.
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