Animal Husbandry And Nutrition

Weaning of kittens should begin at 5wks of age.

False

Anorexic patients that are continuing to experience inappetance and weight loss are often fed using a ________________________ in order to bring them back to full health.

Nasoesphogeal Tube or Nasogastric Tube

Cats have specific nutritional requirements including the addition of omega three fatty acids and ________________________.

Taurine

Which organ can be negatively impacted with a diet of canned food?

Teeth

Orogastric intubation is excellent for rapid administration, but can cause aspiration and trauma.

True

Sanitation is the destruction of microorganisms or their toxins.

True

Water balance in the system affects the ability to excrete waste into the urine by the kidneys.

True

Small stones composed of cellular debris and mineral crystals are bladder stones. What is the medical term for these stones?

Urolith

Three routes of nutritional support are ________________________, ________________________, and ________________________.

enteral, parenteral, combination

The final result of tissue repair or healing is usually ________________________ or ________________________.

fibrosis, scarring

Bacteria are classified either as ________________________ or ________________________.

gram negative or gram positive

Husbandry involves ________________________, ________________________ and ________________________ of animals.

housing, diet, environment

A ventilation system should be capable of exhausting all air within a building in ________________________ to ________________________ minutes to facilitate odor control.

15 to 20

After feeding tube placement, the amount of food administered is gradually increased to reach the full volume over the course of how many days?

3 days

The total daily fluid volume for maintenance TPN (intravenous nutrition) is ________________________.

30mL/lb

The ambient room temperature in the veterinary environment should be kept at _________________________.

65 to 75 degrees

Orphaned kittens should not be FULLY weaned until ________________________ weeks of age.

7 weeks

Pet foods are regulated by the association called the ________________________.

Association of American Feed Control Officials

What is used as a building block of protein?

Amino Acids

Which of the following is not an essential fatty acid in cats?

Arachadonic

method of subjectively qualifying fat reserves

Body Condition Score

What is dietary protein used for?

Building Body Tissue

residues of food processing industry

By-Product Feeds

Which of the following are the six basic nutrients?

Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

What is the term for a meat eating animal?

Carnivore

meat eater

Carnivore

Which of the following is generally the first sign noticed by owners for Coccidioidomycosis?

Coughing

Inappropriate urination is one symptom of ________________________.

Cystitis or Infection

Which of the following is NOT a common sign of infectious canine tracheobronchitis.

Diarrhea

What is the process of converting food into chemical substances that can be absorbed into the blood and used by the body tissues?

Digestion

What is term used for the route of delivery of nutrients directly into the stomach?

Enteral

Which route(s) is/are used for nutritional support?

Enteral Parenteral

amino acid that cannot be synthesized by the body

Essential Amino Acids

A zoonotic infection is one that is hospital acquired.

False

An average size dog is considered geriatric after the age of 15 years old.

False

Cow's milk is an acceptable substitute for mother's milk.

False

It is acceptable for clients to constantly immediately switch or change their cats' diets with various brands and types of commercial diets.

False

It is acceptable to mix chemical cleaners to increase their ability to provide a deeper cleaning, necessary in the veterinary environment.

False

It is recommended that the feline leukemia virus vaccine be given in the left forelimb.

False

One of the most reliable methods of animal identification is the collar tag.

False

Patients with a nasogastric tube can only eat a softened diet

False

Petting and simple verbal praise are part of nursing care.

False

Sanitation is the destruction of microorganisms and their toxins.

False

What components are needed in enhanced levels in diets for active dogs?

Fat

What is the term for a nutrient that contains more energy per unit of weight than any other?

Fat

vitamins metabolized and stored in the liver

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Chronic infections of the oral cavity, skin and respiratory tract; chronic fever; and anorexia in a cat are common signs of ________________________.

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Dietary manipulation of which component is used as an aid to prevent uroliths?

Fiber

What is the term for the portion of ingested food stuffs that cannot be broken down by intestinal enzymes and therefore passes through the colon undigested?

Fiber

________________________ is added to the diet in order to increase satiety and for the treatment of obesity.

Fiber

Swelling and a rapidly growing firm mass at the sight of a recent vaccination in a cat is a common sign of (a) ________________________.

Fibrosarcoma

feeds made up of most or all plant

Forage

access to food 24 hours a day

Free-Choice Feeding

Highly vascularized connective tissue produced after extensive tissue damage is called ________________________ tissue.

Granulation

plant eater

Herbiviore

What is the term for a plant eating animal?

Herbivore

Evaluating tissues with a microscope is called ________________________.

Histopthology

Gradual introduction of dextrose (sugar solution) is needed to avoid ________________________.

Hyperglycemia

What organ is negatively impacted when older dogs are fed a diet high in phosphorus?

Kidney

Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

Lipids

What is energy used for?

Metabolism

What is the set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life?

Metabolism

amino acid that is synthesized in the body

Nonessential Amino Acids

A ________________________ is any constituent of food that is ingested to support life.

Nutrient

What is the term for any constituent of food that is ingested to support life?

Nutrient

any constituent of food that can be ingested to support life

Nutrient

The most common nutritional disorder of pets is ________________________.

Obesity

most common nutritional disorder of pets

Obesity

What is the term for nutrition that is given via a route other than the alimentary system?

Parenteral

The infective agent in 50% of dog bites and 90% of cat bites is ________________________.

Pasteurella

Organisms that can cause disease in a host are ________________________.

Pathogens

The primary mean of controlling the intake of a pet's food and managing their weight is ________________________.

Portion / Calories

daily portion divided into one or more feedings

Portion-Control Feeding

Which of the following is an organic compound made of chains of amino acids?

Protein

What components are lacking in cow's milk that make it an inappropriate substitute for mother's milk in neonatal puppies?

Protein and Lactose

An agent that causes an abnormal increase in body temperature is a ________________________.

Pyrogen

A sign of anal sacculitis is ________________________.

Scooting

Which of the following is an essential mineral?

Selenium

Sick or injured pets need good nutritional support to counteract the immunosuppressive effects of certain medications, procedures, diseases and conditions. What are some examples of things that can cause immunosuppression?

Sepsis, Neoplasia, Chemotherapy, Surgery / Anesthesia

Water-soluble vitamins are passively absorbed from the ________________________.

Small Intestine

portion fed with access for only 10-15 minutes

Time-Control Feeding

Active immunity occurs when an animal develops antibodies on its own.

True

Aging diminishes the sense of taste and smell.

True

Cat bites are much more likely to become infected than dog bites. Some statistics say that there is a ten fold increase in the likelyhood of infection.

True

Chemical agents that destroy pathogenic organisms are disinfectants.

True

Children and the elderly are more susceptible to zoonotic diseases because their immune system functions at a lower level.

True

Dietary considerations including type of food, nutrients and calories must be based on age, breed, health status, activity level and reproductive conditions.

True

Domestic dogs do not need variety in their diets as long as they are being fed a "complete and balanced" commerical diet in order to provide adequate nutrition.

True

Feline urinary tract disease tends to occur more often in obese or sedentary cats.

True

Large breed puppies should begin weaning at 3-4wks of age.

True

Natural immunity occurs when maternal antibodies cross the placenta.

True

One who studies diseases is a pathologist.

True

What is the term for organic substances found in foods which are essential in small quantities for growth, health and survival?

Vitamins

Foundation for metabolism of all nutrients in the body

Water

________________________ provides the foundation for metabolism of all nutrients in the body.

Water

vitamins absorbed in the small intestine, excess excreted in urine

Water-Solube Vitamins

Diseases transmitted from animals to people are ________________________ diseases.

Zoonotic

Under which condition(s) would a patient be a candidate for nutritional support?

lost more than 10% body weight diarrhea with a body-conditioning loss organ dysfunction

Allowing pets free access to food at any time increases ________________________, which leads to obesity.

the likelyhood of excessive caloric intake

Weaning large-breed puppies begins at ________________________ weeks of age; smaller breed puppies are sometimes delayed at ________________________ weeks of age.

three to four, four to five