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| ability of a test to correctly diagnose those with a disease |
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| ability of a test to correctly identify those without disease |
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| Which has better sensitivity, looking at performance measurements or looking at signs of clinical disease? |
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| Which has better specificity, looking at performance measurements or looking at signs of clinical disease? |
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| looking at clinical disease |
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| Artificial selection in contrast to natural selection can lead to a gap between….? |
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True or False
Understanding how an animal feels can be useful in resolving behavioural problems |
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false
anthropromorphism is no good |
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A cow learning to drink from an automatic waterer would be an example of behavioural learning associated with...
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ontogeny
phylogeny
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| development of a behaviour over time based on age & maturation and learning experiences |
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A pullet who learns that she can hold her ground at the feeder, and subsequently grows up to be a heavier more dominant hen is an example of behavioural learning based on...
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Comparing how wolves respond to a human threat, vs how domesticated dogs repond to a human treat is an example of behavioural changes based on...
causation
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phylogeny
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A hen who dustbathes & preens her coat is an example of behavioural learning based on...
causation
ontogeny
phylogeny
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| Are zoo animals domesticated or tamed? |
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| The main defining quality of domestication is that it is... |
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| Which are easier to domesticate, animals with precocial or altricial young? |
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| Which are easier to domesticate, animals with strong mother-young bonds or animals who need more assistance? |
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strong mother-young bonds
(humans don't want to be responsible for rearing the young) |
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| the ease with which an animal can be handled |
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| How does heterochrony relate to domestication? |
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| it has accelerated over time (animals reach sexual maturity very quickly) |
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True or False
Physical development of some species has been decelerated as a result of domestication |
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True
e.g. breeding for toy breed dogs that look like puppies forever and ever |
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| How has domestication influenced maternal behaviour of dairy animals? |
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| we have passively selected away from maternal behaviour in dairy animals (breed for animals who produce lots of milk and will 'let down' even if their calf isn't around) |
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True or False
The white leghorn hen has almost zero reproductive fitness |
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true
hens can lay 320 eggs per year (wowsa) but are not at all broody and will not incubate or hatch them |
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Behaviour changes resulting from domestication are most different between domestic species vs wild ones in terms of
A) Quality
B) Quantity |
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B) Quantity
-we haven't eliminated most natural behaviours (for the most part) but have reduced their frequency |
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| Training a dog not to bark at the doorbell, by ringing the doorbell every 5 minutes so that the dog gets used to the noise, is an example of (associative / non-associative) learning |
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| Teaching a cat not to jump on the table by squirting water at it every time it does is an example of (associative / non-associative) learning |
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Using a prong collar to teach a dog not to pull on the leash is an example of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment |
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positive punishment
(dog pulls, gets poked, rinse, repeat) |
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Teaching a horse to move its shoulders away from you, but stepping in to its 'bubble' is an example of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
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Negative reinforcement
You step into the horses space (not comfortable for horse, aaaaah pressure) -> horse moves away -> horse gets 'release' from the pressure |
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Teaching dog to come when you call by giving a treat every time it comes is an example of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment |
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Teaching a puppy to stop biting you when you pet it, by stopping the pats as soon as it starts biting is an example of
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
negative punishment |
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| What are standard performance parameters? |
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Benchmarks of performance based on overall performance of all animals in an industry, adjusted for the breed/age/environment etc of the animal in question
e.g. the average dairy cow produces milk 305 days a year, so you can compare your dairy herd to that to see how you are doing. But should also consider whether your herd is a lower-yield breed, is grass fed vs grain fed etc |
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| # lambs born / # ewes who had babies |
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| What is the best source of revenue for sheep producers? Lowest source of revenue? |
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True or False
Often, the cost of shearing sheep outweighs the dollar return for the wool |
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| Dorset & Rideau Arcott sheep are known for... |
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| Suffolk & hampshire sheep are known for... |
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| Rambouillet & lincoln sheep are known for... |
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| East Friesian sheep are known for... |
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| North Country Cheviot sheep are known for... |
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| The number one reason sheep producers decide to pack their shit up and leave is.... |
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| # ewes who had babies / # ewes who got banged |
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| # of lambs born dead or died <24hrs / total lambs delivered |
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| With chronic diseases, which will be larger prevalence or incidence? |
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| With acute/short term diseases, which will be larger prevalence or incidence? |
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| When a vet clinic is planning how much heartworm drug to order, should they look at prevalence or incidence? |
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prevalence
e.g. May is heartworm month. Can look at the prevalence (# of dogs treated) every may and base order off of that |
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| Natural history of a disease looks at.. |
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| What age do pigs reach market weight? |
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| What age do broilers reach market weight? |
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| What age do whole bird turkeys reach market weight? |
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| What percentage of pigs typically die before being weaned? |
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| 5 principles of health management |
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| Carrying out multiple tests in parallel... |
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| increases sensitivity, decreases specificity |
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| Risk rate is synonymous with... |
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True or False
Proportional morbidity is a good indicator of population health |
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| Which has more protein, a starter ration or grower/finisher ration? |
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| Reproductive lifespan of a sow once she's mature |
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| A roaster chicken weighs... |
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| Which are shorter, critical periods of learning or sensitive periods of learning? |
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| The most important developmental period in terms of behaviour |
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True or False
behaviour can be measured |
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| What is meta-communication? |
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| behaviour that sets the pretext for whatever behaviour is to follow. e.g. play-bow is metacommunication indicating that the pounce/bite to follow is friendly/playful and not aggressive |
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True or False
Hormones can communicate between animals, or between cells within an animal's body |
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| What is affiliative behaviour? |
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| mutual grooming, forming maternal/social bonds etc |
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| communication of disease amongst individuals (not acquired from environment) |
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True or False
Not all infectious diseases are contagious |
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| Most common way to kill chickens in NA |
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| How long does it take to form an egg? |
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| sets standards for biosecurity |
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| Which is more important to consider when analyzing disease outbreaks, host factors or environmental factors |
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| Incubation period of turkeyz |
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| Brooding period of turkeys |
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| Growing period of turkeys |
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| How long does an egg spend in the shell gland having calcium deposited? |
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| What factor most influences chickens' feed requirements |
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| 17 months (12 months laying, 4-5 months as a pullet) |
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| How heavy is a pig when it enters the grower barn |
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| At what age are pigs' immmune systems weakest? |
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| 3wks (passive immunity is diminished and active immunity has not yet kicked in) |
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| At what age is a piglet weaned? |
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| How does parity affect risk of stillborns? |
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