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___________________ veal calves are marketed up to 3 weeks of age |
Bob-fed |
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____________________ veal calves are fed a nutritionally balanced milk-based diet until market at 18 weeks of age. |
specialty fed |
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Animal testing is required prior to most clinical studies and is mandated by: |
federal law |
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Nutrients may be obtained through lateral transfer or conversion. In ___________, nutrients are directly bioavailable to the organism consuming. |
lateral |
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Worldwide, more people consume ____________ relative to ________________ , which is the number one consumed animal product in terms of weight consumed worldwide. |
goat, pork |
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Biomedical research animals excluded from the Animal Welfare Act include: |
mice, rats |
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The relationship between humans and domesticated animals is symbiotic and can be considered____________ whereby both organisms receive benefit. |
mutualistic |
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As household income increases meat consumption_______________ and dairy consumption ________________. |
increase, increase |
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When changes in an animal morphology promotes animal success within a select environment, the animals success is increased in a process known as _________________. |
natural selection |
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The three phases of animal development (from the relatively longest to shortest in time) are ________________, ___________________, and _________________. |
evolution, domestication and production |
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The processes that contribute to genetic variation include _____________. The frequency of this genetic variation within a population can change due to chance or random events associated with ____________. |
mutation/ genetic drift |
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Our current understanding of evolution involves: |
facts and theory |
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___________ are physical traits with a functional role for the animal and ____________ are those traits that remain but no longer hold a function for the animal. |
adaptations/vestigial structures |
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Evolution and domestication share.... |
Inheritance of genetic variations |
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When changes in an animal morphology promotes animal success within a select environment, the animals success is increased in a process known as _________________. |
natural selection |
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Earliest phases of domestication relied on ____________ selection; whereas, the later stages of animal domestication that coincided with greatest morphological changes relied on __________ selection. |
natural/ artificial |
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The diversity of organisms that have appeared throughout history is due to the processes of _____________, whereas the striking variation in appearance observed within and shared across animals is due to the processes of _______________. |
evolution, domestication |
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Imprinting is a learning behavior that is influenced by the animal's ______________ and develops synchronous with the animals experiences immediately post hatch or post birth. |
environment |
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If you were interested in the study of the evolution of basic emotions as a consequence of the environment, you would pursue the branch of behavioral study known as: |
behavioral ecology |
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Behaviors that are predominantly influenced by the animal's ______________ can be increased or decreased within a population by ____________ selection. |
genes, natural |
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Ruminants are capable of detoxifying ___________, which are plant defense mechanisms that impart a __________ taste. |
tanins, bitter |
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What are the primary causative factor(s) of stereotypies? |
Lack in physical resources, Lack in social resources |
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A tool used to catalog the range of behaviors that an animal exhibits within its environment is known as a |
enthgram |
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One must not overlook social activities of animals considering that ____________ behaviors fixed during evolution became more prominent during domestication: |
Hierarchal |
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True or False: Through enrichment practices, we can completely eradicate stereotypies of domestic animals. |
false |
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Deer are an example of a(n) ______________ animal, one which is active during twilight (dawn and dusk). |
Crepuscular |
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Rene Descartes held a view of animals known as _______ theory, regarding animals as being __________. |
machine, non sentient |