Quizzes 5-8 (animal behavior)

Match the brain to body weight ratio for each of the animals listed.

1% A. Cat 0.05% B. Pig 0.3% C. Goat 0.1% D. Horse

Put the following foods in order from what dogs prefer from best to worst.

1. Dog food 2. Bacon 3. Sardine 4. Peanut butter

On average, at what age will kittens open their eyes?

7 days of age

Match the type of learning to the correct description or other name. Answers can be used more than once.

Also known as bait shyness C. Conditioned taste aversion Can be used to help prevent predation in sheep C. Conditioned taste aversion Occurs most commonly in birds A. Imprinting Animals learn to tell differences between various visual, auditory, or tactile cues D. Discrimination learning Also called instrumental learning E. Operant conditioning First demonstrated by Thorndike using cats E. Operant conditioning Also known as signal learning B. Classical conditioning First demonstrated by Pavlov using dogs B. Classical conditioning

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding sheep?

Heavy weight sheep are more responsive than light weight sheep

Select all that could stimulate feeding in animals.

Hormone ghrelin & Taste

What is the highest type of learning?

conceptual learning

There are three influences on learning in domestic animals: 1. [blank1] may slow a response; 2. [blank2] and supplement; 3. [blank3]

drug, diet, emotion

90% of locomotion in foals is in a play context.

false

Cats will perform for both food treats and to reunite with their owners.

false

Cats will spend more time playing by themselves compared to dogs.

false

[Blank1] eating in dogs is a very common occurrence. This behavior is often observed more frequently after a rain. Younger dogs are [blank2] likely to exhibit this behavior than older dogs.

grass, more

In what species is Mackenzie's test used?

horses

Which animal will use their lips to bring in food to their mouth?

horses

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for obesity in cats?

intact females that breed have litters

[blank1] is the term used to describe the idea that external stimuli are perceived and processed differentially on each side of the brain and [blank2] reflects which side of the brain is dominant.

lateralization, handedness

Which is true regarding FEMALE dogs?

more social

Use 'more' or 'less' as your answers for this question. Male piglets will play [blank1] frequently than females. Mixed-sex pairs will play [blank2] than same-sex pairs.

more. less

In horses, what is the easiest personality trait to identify?

nervousness

In swine, breed differences are NOT observed in which trait?

none of the above

What is the most common signal for play in a dog?

play bow

A weaned calf will spend the most time doing what?

standing

Which species uses the back test or tonic immobility test?

swine

There is NOT an adult canine temperament test that predicts success as a pet dog.

true

When using the progressive ratio method, animals will reach a break point when the number of responses are too high for the animal to make.

true

In horses, play is solitary for the first [blank1] weeks of life. Solitary play normally will end by [blank2] weeks of age in foals.

two, eight

In dogs, social play will decrease starting at what age?

10 weeks of age

At what age does ruminating begin in goat kids?

4 weeks of age

Which of the following general statements is FALSE?

As animal ages, the time spent with peers will decrease

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

Colts will often exhibit a right bias

Match the unique preference or food-related description to the correct animal.

Eat in both light and dark E. Cat Have a strong preference for sucrose D. Horse Endophyte-infected fescue makes them nausous, so they won't eat it C. Sheep Can tolerate higher levels of bitter taste A. Goats Can separate sweet-tasting flavors into two groups B. Swine Prefer fructose to sucrose G. Dog Least selective grazing of domestic ruminants F. Cattle

Which of the following factors will NOT be desired by beef cows while grazing?

One type of grass or legume

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

Play decreases when calves enter a new environment

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding cats?

Play often involves groups of three or more cats

Which of the following methods would NOT stimulate intake in newly weaned pigs?

add fiber to the diet

What cat breed is known to be the most aggressive?

bengals

In cattle, what color will exhibit stronger signs of estrus?

black

[Blank1] training is often used in dogs, horses, and zoo animals. A noise generally will be followed with a food reward. [Blank2] helplessness has been discovered in dogs and cats and can be seen when shock collars are improperly used.

clicker, learned

For blanks 2 & 3, please use either increase or decrease. Thirst will be stimulated by [blank1] mouth, a/an [blank2] in osmotic pressure of the blood, and a/an [blank3] in the blood volume.

dry, increase, decrease

A grazing muzzle can be used in horses to reduce their grazing intake by an average of 50%.

false

A horse's diet will have no impact on temperament.

false

A horse's heart rate is not correlated to its behavior.

false

A whorl below the eyes on cattle may predict agitation in cattle.

false

Age is not a factor in how well cats learn.

false

Coat color is not associated with temperament in cats.

false

Cows will consume silage more quickly than hay due to the higher moisture content.

false

Early handling (imprint training) does influence trainability in horses.

false

Generally, when environmental temperature increases, food intake also increases.

false

If a cat licks their noses after encountering a food, the food is considered palatable.

false

Kids will stay closer to their dams in the first weeks of life compared to lambs.

false

Learning by observation is observed in dogs, goats, and horses.

false

Piglets prefer toys on the floor rather than hung up.

false

Punishment is the same as negative reinforcement.

false

Puppy tests are a reliable predictor for adult behavior.

false

Quantity of handling is more important than quality of handling in pigs.

false

Sheep will consume more shrubs than goats.

false

Social maturity in dogs occurs at the same time they reach puberty.

false

Spayed dogs and intact female dogs will gain weight similarly and have the same risk of being obese.

false

The age ranges of critical or sensitive periods in the dogs are sharply defined.

false

The noise the calf makes as it leaves the chute has been used as a measure of temperament in cattle.

false

Working dogs are considered more trainable than herding dogs.

false

The [blank1]-reward system has the [blank2] response rate and is recommended for routine animal training.

interval, highest

Which of the following is not one of the three important temperament traits in swine?

passiveness

Which of the following is NOT a group of temperament in goats?

social

What period of development is characterized by the most play in dogs?

socialization period

What mineral will animals eat until they meet their deficiency?

sodium

A foal will use all their senses within the first hour of life.

true

Adding fiber to the diet will not decrease food intake in pigs but it will reduce stereotypic behaviors.

true

Canine aggression is the most common problem present to clinical animal behaviorists.

true

Dogs and goats are able to use inferential reasoning by exclusion.

true

Dogs prefer canned food over semi-moist and dry dog food.

true

Dogs use social eavesdropping to determine whether a human is likely to give them food by observing that person's behavior toward another person.

true

Dogs will exhibit right and left paw preferences.

true

Dogs will use their left and right nostrils to smell different odors (food, humans, other dogs, etc.)

true

Female cats are more fearful and aggressive to other cats than males.

true

Horses are social eaters and will eat when other horses are eating.

true

Horses prefer carbohydrate-rich feeds over lipid-rich feeds.

true

Horses prefer food rewards to scratching or petting.

true

In dogs, solitary play increases with age.

true

In foals, coprophagy is normal ingestive behavior and foals often prefer their own dam's fecal matter to others.

true

Male kid vocalizations can be distinguished from female calls at four weeks of age.

true

Males will spend more time play fighting compared to females.

true

Most drinking in domestic animals is prandial drinking.

true

Most horse training is based on negative reinforcement.

true

Overeating and overweight animals are more common in companion animals compared to food-producing animals.

true

Positive reinforcement can be either food or social interaction such as petting.

true

Reducing feed intake or no feed intake is a sign of illness.

true

Sheep prefer to graze urinally contaminated areas but will avoid fecally contaminated areas.

true

Smell of food to swine is not important and will not impact intake.

true

Socialization of cats should occur at a younger age than dogs.

true

The amount of sleep in cats will stay constant, however REM sleep decreases while quiet sleep increases.

true