What piece of equipment would be necessary to use when safely working with a herd of cattle?
Muzzle
Headgate
Trimming Stand
Net
True or False: The size of animal flight zones may vary from animal to animal.
True
Which of the following learned behaviors would describe kittens playing and wrestling it's siblings?
Conditioning
Observation
Habituation
Play
Answer Innate or Learned: A cow going isolating itself to have a calf.
Innate
What is different about a cat muzzle compared to a dog muzzle?
Cat muzzle covers the eyes and dog muzzle keeps them from biting
Imaginary point at the animal's shoulder that is the animal's center of gravity that is helpful to move an animal easily:
Point of Balance
Carrie took her dog Spot to the dog park. As another dog passed, spot began fighting with the other dog. Carrie tried to pull the dogs apart and Spot bit her on the arm. What type of aggression was shown toward Carrie?
Redirected Aggression
True or False: Animals are encouraged to move easily and work well with loud, high pitched noises.
False
Which two behavior modifications increase an animal's behavior?
Positive reinforcement, Negative reinforcement
Refers to animals attaching to or adopting another animal as their parent:
Imprinting
Name the equipment:
Squeeze Chute
Jimmy wants to train his dog to sit. So he provides a treat and lots of praise when his dog sits. What type of behavior modification would describe this training technique?
Positive Reinforcement
Which animal is most commonly caught with a catch pole?
Dog
Alex is trying to herd cattle into the bud box of a chute. Where should Alex stand to make the cattle move forward?
In front of the point of balance
Behind the point of balance
Somewhere in the flight zone
Directly behind the cattle
What can be fastened to a horse, goat, sheep, or cattle to control the head?
Halter
The type of behavior that occurs naturally in members of a species, is predictable, and usually involves basic life functions that are required for survival.
Innate/Instinctive
Refers to animals attaching to or adopting another animal as their parent:
Imprinting
Invisible area around the animal that when a human enters this area the animal will move away:
Flight Zone
All of the following are examples of scared behavior in cats or dogs except:
Tail tucked between their legs
Lowering of the body
Cleaning themselves
Stiff stance
Answer Innate or Learned: Sheep running to the feeder when a bucket of feed is shaken.
Learned
Name the equipment:
Headgate
Type of behavior occurs when an animal associates a certain response to a certain stimulus, but is adaptive and can be learned in different ways
Learned Behavior
Which of the following behaviors is/are examples of conditioning?
A duckling swimming after a few days
A dog receiving a treat for sitting
A gosling following a human they saw for the first time
A spider spinning a web
What is this used for?
Restrain cats for vet procedures
Casey wants to discourage her dog from jumping on her. So she turns her back toward her dog when the dog jumps. What type of behavior modification would this be considered?
Negative Punishment
True or False: One of the most dangerous behaviors and animal can exhibit is fearful.
True
True or False: There are several different reasons an animal my exhibit aggressive behavior.
True
The following are different types of aggressive behavior from animals except which one?
Territorial Aggression
Dominance
Redirected Aggression
Applied Aggression
Name the equipment:
Sorting Board or Panel
Answer Innate or Learned: A colt suckling after birth.
Innate
All of the following are examples of normal cat or dog behavior except:
Sitting
Alert
Ears pinned back and flat to the head
Lying down relaxing
What is the palpation chute used for?
Allowing access behind cattle in a squeeze chute for vet procedures