6. Horses and rabbits are

7. Puppies, kittens, and nursing mothers require

8. What ratio is compromised by feeding a diet high in bran to horses?

9. Oversupplementation of vegetable oils can result in

10. Birds are attracted to

11. Psyllium is a source of

12. A factor included in body condition score of dogs and cats is

13. Which of the following is/are examples of preservatives?

14. Thyroid medication, corticosteroids, and anabolic steroids

15. Chondroitin sulfates are an example of

16. Failure to decrease the grain intake for a horse that transitions from training/work to an idle status may cause

17. Which of the following vitamins is/are water soluble?

18. Hypoallergenic diets oftentimes contain

19. Patients with pancreatitis or hyperlipidemia should avoid foods high in

20. Taurine and L-carnitine have been found to aid

21. Which of the following is most often associated with cancer patients?

22. Potassium is critical for

23. Metabolizable energy differs from gross calorie content by

24. When feeding horses, it is recommended to measure feed

25. Nutrient content as dry matter means

27. Horses are generally fed grain to meet what need?

28. Oversupplementation of which of the following can be detrimental?

29. Appetite may be stimulated by all of the following, except

30. Deficiency of which of the following major nutrients is likely to have the most rapid negative effect on an animal?

31. Flaxseed is an especially good source of

32. Enteral feeding is

33. If the percent dry matter on the label reads protein 45.7% and fat 30.5%, what patient should not eat this food?

34. Pet food labels list ingredients

35. The amino acid found in animal tissue that is required by cats but not dogs is

36. Which of the following is a normal urine pH for a cat?

37. AAFCO

38. When a product is labeled as flavored, it must contain at least what percent of said ingredient?

39. Alfalfa is a palatable source of protein for herbivores. In what macromineral is alfalfa also abundant?

40. Protein that is not used by the body is converted to energy, and the waste

41. Which of the following animals can easily become hyperthermic if chased?

43. What breed is usually worked in stanchions or headlocks?

44. Which is a dairy breed?

45. A deficiency in the essential amino acid taurine in a feline diet can result in

46. What type of energy-producing nutrient is a dog or cat able to manufacture, if it is not available in the animal’s body?

47. What species has the highest protein requirement?

48. What is an example of a soluble carbohydrate?

49. Fats are required for absorption, transportation, and storage of what vitamins?

50. A dishwasher and a good quality detergent can be used for disinfecting nondisposable food and water bowls. The recommended temperature to kill most organisms is

51. What nutrient is sometimes referred to as ash?

52. What mineral is considered to be a trace mineral?

53. A deficiency of what nutrient can cause anemia?

54. Orphaned kittens no longer need stimulation for urination and defecation at what age?

55. At what age is a kitten fully able to control its body temperature?

56. Cow’s milk should not be given to puppies or kittens as a milk replacer because of its

57. What is the normal body temperature of a kitten during the first 2 weeks of its life?

59. Which of these species is an omnivore?

60. Calcium in the diet must be carefully regulated for what species?

61. Rabbits should have an unlimited amount of

62. Which is not true about rabbit cecal pellets?

63. Vitamin C supplements must be added to prevent scurvy in what species?

64. The vitamin C levels in guinea pig food decline after how many months of storage?

65. What species is not nocturnal?

66. Which statement about housing rabbits is accurate?

67. What species is not a social animal and should be housed alone?

68. Parvovirus causes what disease in cats?

69. Feline distemper is caused by the same type of organism as what canine disease?

70. What disease is not characterized by diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration?

71. What type of floor is the most difficult to disinfect?

72. A dog has a history of not eating for 2 days and has lost 10% of its body weight. This weight loss is most likely due to a loss of

73. The most important factor in assuring weight loss in an obese cat is

75. The reason that adult dogs and cats will often have diarrhea after consuming a large quantity of milk is because

76. Why should you not feed dog food to a cat?

77. Cholesterol would be found in the highest concentration in

78. An all-meat diet will cause a deficiency in

79. Lack of what nutrient is associated with prolonged clotting times?

80. A cat fed only fish would be most at risk for which of the following problems?

81. Feeding an animal raw egg whites would put the animal at risk of a(n)

82. Cats should not be fed dog food because

83. Great care must be taken when dehorning a goat with a hot electric dehorner because.

84. A cat being fed a homemade vegetarian diet could be expected to be deficient in all of the following, except

85. Which of these signs is not seen in fearful animals?

86. The reason why lamb was used in the past as the protein source in many hypoallergenic veterinary diets was because

87. If there were no contraindications for the following feeding routes, the best route would be via

89. After more than 1 day of not eating, animals are deriving most of their energy from

90. After more than 1 day of not eating, animals are deriving most of their glucose from

91. The following would all be good methods of inducing a cat to eat except

92. What condition is not exacerbated by obesity?

93. What is not commonly associated with food allergies?

94. When using an elimination diet to test whether a dog has a food allergy, improvement should be seen within

95. What has been demonstrated to prevent periodontal disease?

96. For large-breed dogs, in addition to a genetic predisposition, research has also incriminated ___ in obesity.

97. Which of the following would be most detrimental to feed a growing puppy?

98. Greasy, foul-smelling feces usually indicates

99. The best measure of whether an animal is eating the right amount of food is

100. A dog’s ideal weight is 20 kg and its actual weight is 30 kg. If each day you fed the dog 200 kcal less than what it would take for the dog to maintain its ideal weight, how long would it take for the animal to reach its ideal weight?

102. A common complaint that clients make after their overweight dog has been switched to a high-fiber diet is

103. The guaranteed analysis statement on the label of a bag of food will not give any information on the

104. A problem with giving guinea pigs a diet appropriate for rabbits is

105. Advantages of giving an animal in respiratory distress a high-fat diet would not include which of the following?

106. Which of the following would be the most accurate estimate of the energy a foodstuff would contribute to an animal?

107. Which of the following terms would most likely predict forage with a high ADF value?

108. By determining the nitrogen content of a food sample, one can estimate the amount of ___ in the diet.

109. A client of your practice calls you up with a question about the diet that was prescribed for her cat. This client noticed on the label that the cat food contains several kinds of animal protein. The client says that because all animal protein contains cholesterol, she wondered whether the food contained good cholesterol or bad cholesterol. Which of the following statements would not be included in your answer?

110. A client asks you about a new nutraceutical that you have never heard about. The least important question, as far as your ability to judge the efficacy of the product, would be

111. Which of the following would be least likely to induce diarrhea in a cat?

112. Which of the following would be an unlikely treatment for chronic diarrhea?

114. Which of the following does not result in glucose in the blood?

115. Food allergies are usually due to which constituent of the diet?

116. Typical sources of fiber in dog food would include all of the following, except

117. The primary difference in a diet to decrease hairballs in cats as compared with other cat diets is

118. Of the following, the least dangerous if consumed in excessive amounts over requirements would be

119. The most common nutritionally caused problems in dogs and cats is/are

120. The best plan to get an overweight pet to lose weight is to

121. Acidifying diets will help prevent what type of bladder stones?

122. If a cat is eating grass, then you know that the

123. Which of the following housing conditions is most likely to aggravate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (heaves) in horses?

124. What species is least likely to require frequent cage cleaning?

125. The most useful preventive measures against kennel cough in a shelter would be

126. Low environmental humidity puts neonatal puppies and kittens at risk for

128. During the first week of life, orphaned puppies and kittens should be reared in an environmental temperature of

129. To keep animals germ free inside a barrier unit, the air pressure inside compared with that outside must be

130. In an isolation unit where sick animals are housed, the air pressure in the unit compared with that in the quarters housing healthy animals must be

131. Very low humidity in a colony of rats may precipitate a problem known as

132. A roll-bar in a farrowing crate keeps the sow from contacting the pen wall as she lies down; the function of the roll-bar is to prevent

133. The squeeze-back is a desirable feature in cage housing for

134. Adult males of what species should not be group-housed?

135. For good sanitation, outdoor runs should have floors constructed of

136. “Red tears” (chromodacryorrhea) in rats is caused by

137. Ducks and geese that eat moldy feed frequently succumb to

138. Filter caps on rodent shoebox cages reduce the

139. The most common health problem encountered in cattle that have been recently shipped is

140. Which of the following is not required of a well-built doghouse?

141. Which of these is not a common strategy for managing heat stress in dairy cattle?

143. Although there is good serologic evidence that animals in shelters are exposed to many of the same pathogens, not all shelters experience a disease problem. The difference can best be explained by variance in the

144. An inappropriate use of a puppy crate is for

145. When young livestock are exposed to poor ventilation or cold stress, what outbreaks often occur?

146. If you are visiting all of the housing areas on a farm, in what order should you view or examine the animals?

147. An especially important period of puppy development that is critical to normal behavior as an adult is

148. Puncture wounds in horses and other species pose a particular risk for the development of

149. The height of a nipple watering device must be adjusted according to the size of the pigs in the pen. It should be set at a level that is

150. The number of nipple watering devices in group pens varies according to the size and number of animals involved. A pen of 20 pigs should have a minimum of