ANSC 1210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Weaning, Tom Regan, Gestation Crate
19 Apr 2016
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A) you are a curator at toronto zoo. The gorilla exhibit has a powerful conservation message but you are concerned that many of the gorillas seem to be bored and are showing stereotyped symptoms (regurgitation and re-ingestion of food). In order to stimulate the gorillas without losing the conservational message, you could provide them with challenging stimuli. Puzzle boxes where the animal has to figure out how to reach the food inside, or sticks coated in nutritional bark that takes effort to peel off. These challenges would reduce boredom in the gorillas and substitute as an alternative to spontaneous exploration. You know that their semen comes from boars of the pietrain breed. After 3 years you are very satisfied with the results the pigs you have produced are very fast growing and with a high lean percentage. However, the sows are now coming to the end of their reproductive lives and you must decide what to do.
