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2020 International Mock Board Exam Coalition 2020 International Mock Board Exam Coalition Canada Queen University 03/12/2020 Kingston, Ontario Midwest (MI) University of Michigan 04/17/2020 Ann Arbor, MI Northeast (NY) Tri-Institutional Training Program 04/17/2020 New York, NY Midwest (MN) Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota 04/18/2020 St. Paul, MN Pacific Northwest Oregon National Primate Research Center 04/18/2020 Beaverton, OR West Coast (Southern City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute 04/18/2020 CA) Duarte, CA Asia Singapore 04/25/2020 West Coast (Northern UC Davis 05/02/2020 CA) Davis, CA Midwest (WI) Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, 05/03/2020 Madison, WI Mid-Atlantic (MD) Fort Detrick 05/07/2020 Fort Detrick, MD Southeast (NC) NCSU Veterinary School 05/16/2020 Raleigh, NC Midwest (CO) Colorado State University 06/05/2020 Fort Collins, CO Southeast (GA) Yerkes National Primate Research Center 06/19/2020 Atlanta, GA Europe Bologna, Italy 06/26/2020 Mock ECLAM Exam Written Section – 230 Questions Referenced Answers – 102 Pages This examination is meant to be used as a study tool when preparing for the ACLAM or ECLAM Certifying Examinations. The material presented in this mock examination follows the ACLAM role delineation document, but is not necessarily reflective of the ACLAM or ECLAM Certifying Examinations. 1 2020 Exam Contributors Asia Bryan Emmett Ogden, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Mynn Michele Dy Varela, DVM Rex Malabanan Manguiat, DVM Jassia Pang, DVM, DACLAM Yasmina Arditi Paramastri, DVM, DACLAM Sharon Choy Heng Yee, BSc BVMS Canada Andrew Winterborn DVM, DACLAM - Coordinator Chereen Collymore DVM, DACLAM David Hanwell MSc DVM DVSc DACLAM Lise Phaneuf DVM, DVSc, DACLAM Janet Sunohara-Neilson, MSc, DVM, DVSc (LAS) Patricia Turner MS, DVM, DVSc, DACLAM, DABT, DECAWBM (WSEL) Europe Michael Wilkinson, DVM, CertLAS, PhD, DiplECLAM - Coordinator Sandra Barbosa, DVM, MSc, DiplECLAM Sergio Berdun, DVM, PhD, DiplECLAM Nikola Cesarovic, DrMedVet, PhD ETH, DiplECLAM, DiplSVLAS Gianfranco Di Caro, DVM, PhD Mid-Atlantic (Maryland) Patty Chen, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator LTC Joe Royal, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Midwest (Colorado) Alexa Personett, DVM - Coordinator Jessica Ayers, DVM, DACLAM Mollie Burton, DVM, MS Joel Helbling, DVM Elizabeth Houston, DVM, MS Lon Kendall, DVM, PhD, DACLAM James Owiny, DVM, DACLAM Midwest (Michigan) Portia Allen, DVM, MS, DACLAM – Coordinator Patrick Lester DVM, MS, DACLAM – Coordinator Michael Bradley, DVM, DACLAM Zachary Freeman DVM, PHD, DACLAM Nicole Herndon, DVM, DACLAM Tara Martin, DVM, MS Catherine Si, DVM, MS Ania Skorupski, DVM Midwest (Minnesota) Jodi Scholz, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Nathan Koewler, DVM DACLAM - Coordinator Midwest (Wisconsin) Andres F. Mejia, DVM, MS, DACLAM, DACVP – Coordinator Rebekah Franklin, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator 2 Bettina Gentry, DVM, PhD, DACLAM – Coordinator Melissa Berg, DVM Jessica Cayton, DVM Katie Chamber, DVM Jennifer Coonen, DVM, DACLAM Ryan C. Curtis, DVM, MS Greg Daggett, DVM, MLAS Ryan Dashek, DVM Casey Fitz, DVM Sammy Gerb, DVM Kevin Gustafson, DVM Michelle Harke, DVM Gabi Hofmann, DVM Emily Knebel, VMD Naomi Lee, DVM, MS Brigitte Raabe, DVM, DACLAM Heather Simmons, DVM, DACVP Saverio “Buddy” Capuano, DVM, DACLAM Lauren Wierenga, DVM Sarah Young, DVM Northeast (NY) Kathleen Ma, DVM - Coordinator Rachel Brownlee, DVM, DACLAM Amanda Carlson, DVM Christopher Cheleuitte-Nieves, PhD, DVM, DACLAM Leslie Lynn Diaz, DVM, MPH, DACLAM Catalina Echeverri, DVM Rebecca Floyd, DVM Mandy Kain, DVM, MSc Sean Kelly, VMD Kvin Lertpiriyapong, PhD, DVM, DACLAM Christine Lieggi, DVM, DACLAM Sara J. Mangosing, DVM, MSc Heather R. Martin, DVM Gerardo Mendoza, DVM Sébastien Monette, DMV, MVSc, DACVP Alessandra Piersigilli, DVM, PhD, DECVP Pacific Northwest Nicholas Reyes, DVM, MS, DACLAM – Coordinator Jennifer Sargent, DVM, MS, DACLAM – Coordinator Jeffrey Stanton, DVM, MA, DACLAM - Coordinator Sarah Alaniz, DVM Alan Avalos, DVM Jourdan Brune, DVM Tom Chatkupt, DVM John DenHerder, DVM Daniel Eldridge, DVM Christopher Gow, DVM Tiffany Lavinder, DVM Becky Lovasz, DVM Rhonda MacAllister, DVM Leandra Mosca DVM 3 Yogi Rajawat, DVM, PhD Kristin Zabrecky, DVM Southeast (GA) Sherrie Jean, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Southeast (NC) Victoria K. Baxter, DVM, PhD, DACLAM - Coordinator Steven Shipley, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Nicole Bacarella, MLAS, VMD Calvin Carpenter, DVM DACLAM Sheba Churchill, DVM, DACLAM Michelle Creamer-Hente, DVM, MS, DACLAM Greg Dugan, DVM Jenny Estes, DVM, MS Jeffrey Everitt, DVM, DACLAM, DACVP, FIATP Richard Fish, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Ilana Galex, DVM, MLAS Nneka George, DVM, DACLAM Virginia Godfrey, DVM, PhD, DACVP Tracy Heenan, DVM, CPIA Brendan Johnson, DVM Angela King-Herbert, DVM, DACLAM David M. Kurtz, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Chelsea D. Landon, DVM, PhD Charles Tyler Long, DVM, DACLAM, DABT, CPIA Gwendolyn McCormick, DVM, MS, DACLAM Marnie Metzler, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Erin Mitchell, DVM Stephanie Montgomery, DVM, PhD, DACVP Derek Norford, DVM, MS, PhD Tolu Olagbaju, DVM Karen Oppelt, DVM Adriel Otero Segui, DVM Nicolette Petervary, VMD, DACAW Allison R. Rogala, DVM, DACLAM Felicitas Smith, DVM, DACLAM Donna Webb-Wright, DVM Julia W. Whitaker, DVM, MS, DACLAM Chandra Williams, DVM, DACLAM Nayoung Yi, DVM, PhD Richard Young, DVM, DACLAM West Coast (Northern California) Rhonda Oates, DVM, MPVM, DACLAM - Coordinator Stephen Felt, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator Brian Zude, DVM– Coordinator Alexandra Blaney, DVM Kelsey Elizabeth Carroll, DVM Dave Chu, DVM, DACLAM Allyson Kingsley Davis, DVM Kristopher G. Galang, DVM Alexandria Hicks-Nelson, DVM, MS Zoe Hsi, DVM 4 Kelly Jenson, DVM, DACLAM Erin Katz, DVM Kristina Lau, DVM, MLAS Betty Ma, DVM, DACLAM Andrea D. Moffitt, DVM, MLAS Kaela Lee Navarro, DVM, MS Samantha C. Puglisi, DVM Jacob H. Theil, DVM, MPVM Amber Rae Williams, DVM Karen Nicole Woodward, DVM West Coast (Southern California) Trinka Adamson, MS, DVM, DACLAM – Coordinator James Finlay, DVM, PhD, DACLAM - Coordinator Yvonne Cornejo, DVM Leo Holguin, DVM Marissa Saenz, DVM Melanie Sailor, MLAS, DVM Rose Tu, DVM 5 1. Which statement best describes the sexual dimorphism observed in bullfrogs? a. Male has tympanum larger than the eye and develops keratin pads on their thumbs b. Male has tympanum the same diameter as the eye and develops keratin pads on their thumbs c. Female has tympanum the same diameter as the eye and develops keratin pads on their thumbs d. Female does not have tympanum and does not develop keratin pads on their thumbs Answer: a. Male has tympanum larger than the eye and develops keratin pads on their thumbs Reference: 1) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 18 – Biology and Disease of Amphibians, p. 943 Domain 1; Tertiary Species – Other Amphibians 2. Which of the following injectable anesthetics has no known active metabolites and 90% of it is excreted in the urine? a. Avertin b. Ketamine c. Pentobarbital d. Propofol e. Xylazine Answer: d. Propofol References: 1) Fish RE, Brown MJ, Danneman PJ, Karas AZ, eds. 2008. Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals, 2nd ed. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. Chapter 10 – Anesthesia and Analgesia for Laboratory Rodents, pp. 257-261 2) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 24 - Preanesthesia, Anesthesia, Analgesia and Euthanasia, pp. 1140-1141, 1143 Domain 2 3. The Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test has been validated and accepted by Federal agencies as an alternative for which of the following animal models for screening product toxicity? a. Rabbit Pyrogen Test b. Rabbit Draize Test c. Guinea Pig Maximization Test d. Mouse LD50 Botulinum Toxin Potency Bioassay Answer: b. Rabbit Draize Test 6 References: 1) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 39 – Animal Welfare, PP 1659-1660. 2) Suckow MA, Stevens KA, Wilson RP, eds. 2012. The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents. Academic Press/Elsevier: San Diego, CA. Section I – General, Chapter 1 – Ethical Considerations and Regulating Issues, p. 9 Domain 3; Primary Species – Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 4. All of following statements apply to management and husbandry of Syrian hamsters EXCEPT? a. Placement of feed directly on the cage floor is preferred for both adult and young hamsters b. Exposure to cold stimulates hamsters to gather food and to hibernate at a temperature of approximately 5oC c. Breeding pairs/trios should include a male hamster that is younger than the female(s) d. Providing nesting material is recommended as hamsters of both sexes make nests Answer: c. Breeding pairs/trios include a male hamster that is younger than the female(s) References: 1) Fox JG, Anderson LC, Otto G, Pritchett-Corning KR, Whary MT, eds. 2015. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd edition. Academic Press: San Diego, CA. Chapter 5 – Biology and Diseases of Hamsters, pp. 215-219 2) Suckow MA, Stevens KA, Wilson RP, eds. 2012. The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents. Academic Press/Elsevier: San Diego, CA. Section IV – Hamsters, Chapter 28 – Management, Husbandry, and Colony Health, pp. 767-770 Domain 4; Secondary Species – Syrian Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) 5. According to the AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals (2013 Edition), which of the following would be considered unacceptable in mice? a. Carbon monoxide
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