1. What doesit mean if an animal is a paratenic host of a parasite?
Answer: The parasitedoes not undergo development on the animal. A paratenic host is also
known as atransport host. This indicates a type of intermedi
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1. What doesit mean if an animal is a paratenic host of a parasite?
Answer: The parasitedoes not undergo development on the animal. A paratenic host is also
known as atransport host. This indicates a type of intermediate host on which a parasite does
not undergo development into the next stage.
2. What is a definitive host?
Answer: The definitive host harbors the adult, sexual stage ofa parasite
3. What is a intermediate host?
Answer: The intermediate host harbors larval, asexual, orimmature forms of a parasite.
4. What is a reservoir host?
Answer: A reservoir host is another vertebrate host for aparasite that serves as a source
of infection for people or domestic animals.
5. Which of the following tests is best for evaluating a dog with possible exocrine
pancreatic insufficiency?
Answer: Serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity or TLI
6. What are Brachyodont teeth?
Answer: Brachyodont teeth- This means that they have asmall crown relative to the size of the
roots, and the apex of the each tooth root is only open for a brief period during development
and does not continue to erupt
7. What are hypsodont teeth?
Answer: Horses, rodents, and lagomorphs have hypsodontteeth, which meansthat they have a
relatively large amount of crown that is beneaththe gingival margin as well as a root structure
that allows for continued eruption during most of the animala's lifetime.
8. A diet high in concentrates or grains may lead to which of the following in cattle?
Answer: Rumenal acidosis or decreased pH may occur when feeding a high concentrate
diet.This is due to microbes fermenting the starches in the grains too
quickly such that the pH drops dramatically or less than a pH of 5.5.This increasedacidity in
the rumen can cause severe damage to the rumenal papillae.
9. Pre-renal azotemia is most commonly caused by which ofthe following
Answer: De-hydration is the most common cause of pre-renal azotemia.Azotemia is the term
forelevated renal values or BUN and creatinine. When a patient is dehydrated, renal values
may be elevated. When re-hydration occurs, renal values should return to normal.
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