ANSC 210 1nd Edition Lecture 21Outline of Previous Lecture I. Common Diagnostic TestsII. ImagingOutline of Current LectureI. Population TrendsII. Animal BehaviorIII. Animal Behavior and Veterinary MedicineIV. Looking at Animal BehaviorV. Beaver Approach to Animal Behaviori. Historicalii. Neurological and senseiii. Communicationiv. Socialv. Sexualvi. Ingestivevii. Eliminativeviii. Locomotiveix. GroomingVI. Questions Current LectureI. Population Trendsa. 69.9 million in 36.5% of householdsb. 74.1 million in 30.4% householdsc. More multi-cat householdsd. 4.9 million in 1.7% householdsII. Animal Behaviora. How an animal acts any particular timeb. Animals have a limited behavioral repertoirei. Have to look at the context of behaviorsii. Can be appropriate in certain situations 1. Shaking when getting out of water2. Barking at a noiseiii. Can be inappropriateThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Out of context behaviors2. Excessive behaviors3. Non-occurring behaviorsIII. Animal Behavior and Veterinary Medicinea. Harder to recognize normal and abnormal with only one animalb. Can be medical problems expressed as a behaviorc. Owners know something is wrong, but they don't know what it isd. Example: vomiting is an abnormal behavior, but it is a medical problem e. #1 public health problem in US = dog bitesf. 20% of dogs and cats in US die in an animal shelteri. Half are surrendered by ownerii. Owner surrendered because of a behavior problemIV. Looking at Animal Behaviora. Many ways to approach a subjectb. Look at specific body systems:i. Digestiveii. Musculoskeletaliii. Nervousiv. Reproductivev. Sensory c. Look at specific species:d. Environmentali. Free-range/"feral"ii. Householdsiii. Laboratory iv. Wild settingse. Abnormal behaviorsi. Housesoilingii. Obsessive-compulsive disordersiii. Separation anxiety f. It is important to know what is normal in order to work with the abnormalV. Beaver Approach to Animal Behaviora. Combination of:i. Historical1. Dogs are not all equala. Dogs came from wolvesb. Maybe from Europe or Asiac. Dogs were selected for ease of tamingd. Dogs were selected for the retention of puppy traitse. Dogs were selected for certain behavioral traits or physical featuresf. They can be very different i. Chihuahuaii. Border collieiii. German shepherdiv. Each bred for a specific purpose and look 2. Cats are like rubber stampsa. Derived from small felines b. cats have similar behaviorsc. Domesticated 2,000 years agod. Minimal selective breeding for catsi. Why?1. Mobile mouse trap2. Became worshipped3. God-like representation4. Association with the moon god eventually led to the association with the evil side of the mood - the devil5. Associated with witchcrafii. Neurological and senseiii. Communicationiv. Social1. Sometimes you can contrast behaviors with domestic species2. Dog social behaviora. Dogs live in groupsb. Linear dominancei. Alphaii. Betaiii. So on, c. Very attuned to their pecking orderd. Wolf spent 85% of their day in close proximity with their packe. Depriving animal of social interaction unless there is another dogf. When the dog's routine changes, the dog stressesg. If human is stressed, the dog is stressed because you do not act normalh. Humans viewed as pack leadersi. Leaders by exampleii. Not aggressive dominanceiii. Leadership is more important than dominance3. Cat social behaviora. Linear dominance - kind ofi. Top catii. Bottom cat - pariah 1. Shows crouched posture to dominant cat or owner2. Very stressed cat3. If they can't get away from high ranking animal4. The pariah will leaveiii. Everyone else is mixed in the middleiv. There are a lot of shared spots in the middleb. Dominance is also related to territoryi. In A's territory, it is leaderii. In B's territory, it is leaderc. Asociali. Not antisocialii. Governed to living by themselvesv. Sexualvi. Ingestive1. Dogsa. Feast or famine patternb. The dog will eat until they cannot put anything elsec. Then they will not eat for two more daysd. Meat preferences i. Beefii. Porkiii. Lambiv. Chickenv. Horsemeate. Predatory behaviorsi. Anything that moves rapidly away triggers prey chasingii. Modified instincts for working breeds1. Herding dogs2. Duck dogs2. Cata. Several small meals a dayb. Free-feeding cats is much easierc. Cat food is calorie-rich which leads to obesity d. Food preferencesi. Smell is importantii. If they can't smell, they can't eatiii. Will starve to deathe. Predatory behaviori. They alert to sight or sound of preyii. They do not alert to hungeriii. Stalkiv. Attack (pounce)v. Kill - they go for the neck, canines puncture spinal cordvi. Carry off to eatvii. Hunger and killing are not equal in the cat3. Grass eatinga. It is normalb. It is a saladc. Mice and deer eat grain/plant materialvii. Eliminativeviii. Locomotive ix. GroomingVI. Questionsa. Cat eats leavesi. Same thing as grass eatingii. A lot of animals will eat houseplantsiii. Advice: grow a small pot of lawn grassb. Why do dogs and cats eat their own poopi. Medical issuesii. Boredomiii. Obsessive-compulsive disorderc. Cats eat insectsi. Normalii. They will even have favorite kinds of