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