ATE 1671L - Laboratory Animal Medicine

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 1
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2012 (450)

Requisites

Prerequisite ATE 2651L with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

This course is a study of the technical clinical aspects of laboratory animal care, including restraint and handling, common diseases, and nutrition of common laboratory species.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of restraint, medication, handling, nutrition, reproduction, collection of blood samples, anesthesia, sex identification, and care of common diseases of the common laboratory species by:
    1. employing proper techniques for restraint and handling.
    2. examining the nutrition and care of the common laboratory species.
    3. identifying common diseases of and medications used with the common laboratory species.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of common laboratory organizations, laboratory animal regulations, and laboratory animal facility requirements by:
    1. investigating and analyzing these topics.
    2. explaining their findings in oral and written reports in individual and group settings.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 4/28/88 Eff Sess 19881 DBT 2/19/91 Eff Feb. 20, 1991 DBT 2/16/93 Eff Sess 19923 C & I 10/28/97 DBT 12/15/97 Eff Sess 19981 C&I 9/25/01, BOT 10/17/01 Eff 20012 (Sess II, 2001). 3 Year Review 2006. C&I 10/23/07, BOT 12/17/07, Effective 20081(0400).
C&I Approval: 09/16/2011, BOT Approval: 10/01/2011, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450)

Related Programs

  1. Veterinary Technology (VETTC-AS) (640) (Active)