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Why is nutrition an important part of laboratory
animal science?
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Which is the most important nutrient? Why?
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Explain how a rat and a dog have developed
digestive processes appropriate for their diet.
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According to the "Digestive Physiology of
Herbivores", no vertebrate has the ability to enzymatically
digest cellulose, but herbivores subsist on it: how is this
possible?
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What are the implications of the positioning of the
fermentation vat in relation to the small intestines?
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What are cecotrophs and why are they eaten?
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What do you need to know before selecting a diet?
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Differentiate between genotype and phenotype
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Differentiate between a homozygous and a heterozygous
animal.
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If you have an Aa agouti mouse, what is its:
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Genotype
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Phenotype
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Is it homozygous or heterozygous?
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What is a transgenic animal? a knockout animal?
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Describe the estrous cycles of a seasonally
polyestrous animal.
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Differentiate between spontaneous and induced
ovulation.
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What is the purpose of using an inbred strain in an
experiment? an outbred stock?
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What is each of these "effects" and the
result in a rodent breeding facility?
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Whitten
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Bruce
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Lee-Boot
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Complete this chart:
| Mating system |
Species |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
| Monogamous |
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| Harem |
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| Colony |
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