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Animal Science Certification Standards 21-31

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What division of the USDA is responsible for enforcing federal laws that address the humane treatment and care of animals?

a)

CDC

b)

EPA

c)

FDA

d)

APHIS

2.

Which of the following is addressed in the Animal Welfare Act - Select all that apply

a)

Minimum standards for care and treatment of animals

b)

Commercial transportation guidelines

c)

Breed standards

d)

Regulations that specifically address laboratory animals

3.

What change was made in the 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act?

a)

Protection of Pets

b)

Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals

c)

Animal Fighting Prohibition Act

d)

Standards of care for animals

4.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services is part of the USDA and is represented by the Acronym

a)

FDA

b)

EPA

c)

APHIS

d)

FSIS

5.

The Food and Drug administration is responsible for protecting the public's health by ensuring a safe food supply. An acronym that represents this federal agency is

a)

APHIS

b)

FDA

c)

EPA

d)

FSIS

6.

The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for protecting human and environmental health. The acronym for this agency is

a)

APHIS

b)

FDA

c)

EPA

d)

FSIS

7.

The United States ______ is an agency of the federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment.

a)

USDA

b)

CDC

c)

EPA

d)

FSIS

8.

A federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health.

a)

USDA

b)

EPA

c)

CDC

d)

FSIS

9.

Which of the following are signs of estrus in swine? Check all that apply

a)

Standing to be mounted by boar

b)

No notable differences

c)

Swollen red vulva

d)

Normal eating behaviors

10.

is a process of fertilization where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro ("in glass")

a)

artificial insemination

b)

selective breeding

c)

in vitro fertilization

d)

breeding up

11.

is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's uterus or cervix for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy

a)

arificial insemination

b)

in vitro fertilization

c)

selective breeding

d)

breeding up

12.

In rabbits you should be able to feel the developing embryos inside her abdomen to confirm preganancy.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When does ovulation cccur in the estrus cycle?

a)

estrus

b)

diestrus

c)

proestrus

d)

metestrus

14.

What is the common dairy disease that affects the udder?

a)

Bangs

b)

Hardware Disease

c)

Mastitis

d)

Brucellosis

15.

What is the best method to determine the respiration rate of swine?

a)

Place your hand inside of the pig's thigh where the femoral artery comes close to the skin.

b)

Place your hand on the animal's flank or observe the rise and fall of the flanks visually to count respirations in a timed minute.

c)

Use an animal thermometer.

d)

Insert the thermometer full length into the rectum

16.

What are the symptoms shown by cattle suffering from Bovine Spongiform Encephalophathy BSE AKA Mad Cow Disease?

a)

Runny clear discharge from the nostrils

b)

No extermal signs of infection

c)

A sick cow that has trouble walking and getting up. A sick cow may also act very nervous or violent

d)

Bloody diarrhea

17.

How is avian influenza in poultry treated?

a)

Culling or Stamping out of infected birds

b)

No treatment let it run it's course

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Wormers are administered

18.

The following practice should be followed for dairy producers to effectively control mastitis in their herd?

a)

early detection of signs of infection

b)

No changes or specific practices

c)

Frequent Antibiotics

d)

teat disinfection

19.

How should snuffles in rabbits be treated?

a)

Dewormers

b)

Humidifier and let the virus run its course

c)

Antibiotics

d)

No treatment is necessary

20.

a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats. Infected flocks that contain a high percentage of susceptible animals can experience significant production losses

a)

Bovine Spngiform BSE "Mad Cow Disease"

b)

Avian Influenza

c)

Scrappies

d)

Brucellosis "Bangs"

21.

How would you prevent disease transfer when borrowing equipment from your neighbor?

a)

Use Disinfectant on all equipment

b)

No precautions are necessary

c)

Spray the equipment with the water hose

d)

Wipe the equipment off with a damp cloth

22.

What cattle disease causes cows to abort their fetuses?

a)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE

b)

Brucellosis

c)

Mastitis

d)

Hardware Disease

23.

Where on market swine and beef cattle should intramuscular injections be given?

a)

Hindquarters

b)

Ear

c)

Neck

d)

Abdomen

24.

How should biomedical waste be disposed?

a)

Thrown in the trash bin once the red biohazard container is full

b)

Stored in a red biohazard waste container and then incinerated

c)

Placed in the recycling bin once the red biohazard container is full

25.

This means they've lost their disease-causing ability (attenuated) or are administered by a route that prevents them from causing clinical disease.

a)

Live Vaccine

b)

Modified Live Vaccine

c)

Killed Vaccine

26.

Vaccines created by reducing the virulence of a pathogen, but still keeping it viable. Attenuation takes an infectious agent and alters it so that it becomes harmless or less virulent. These vaccines contrast to those produced by "killing" the virus

a)

LIve Vaccine

b)

Modified Live Vaccine

c)

Killed Vaccine

27.

Is a vaccine consisting of virus particles, bacteria, or other pathogens that have been grown in culture and then killed using a method such as heat or formaldehyde. ... Inactivated vaccines are further classified depending on the method used to inactivate the virus.

a)

Live Vaccine

b)

Modified Live Vaccine

c)

Killed Vaccine

28.

The giving of something such as drugs into a vein through a syringe.

a)

Intravenious Injection

b)

Subcuetaneous Injection

c)

Intramuscular Injection

29.

___ is given under under the skin. In this type of injection, a short needle is used to inject a drug into the tissue layer between the skin and the muscle.

a)

Intravenious Injection

b)

Subcuetaneous Injection

c)

Intramuscular Injection

30.

is a technique used to deliver a medication deep into the muscles. This allows the medication to be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly.

a)

Intravenious Injection

b)

Subcuetaneous Injection

c)

Intramuscular Injecction