ATE 2638L - Animal Lab Procedure Lab

School of Veterinary Technology

Credit(s): 2
Contact Hours: 90
Effective Term Summer 2016 (515)

Requisites

Pre- or Co-requisite ATE 2638

Course Description

This course is for the reinforcement and application of laboratory procedures and principles taught in Animal Laboratory Procedures.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will relate the skills used in caring for laboratory equipment by employing proper maintenance and calibration procedures for laboratory equipment.
  2. The student will apply the skills needed to operate common veterinary instruments and microscopes
  3. The student will apply commonly used laboratory procedures for evaluation in the areas of parasitology, hematology, and urinalysis by:
    1. performing common intestinal parasite evaluations.
    2. performing complete blood counts.
    3. performing complete urinalysis including gross, chemical and microscopic examination.

Criteria Performance Standard

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

History of Changes

Revised 8/84 Revised 7/85 Revised 3/86 DBT 11/20/86 Effective Session 19862 DBT 2/16/93 Effective Session 19923. 3 YR C&I 9293. 3 YR C&I 9697. C&I 10/13/99; DBT 11/16/99, Effective Session 20001. 3 Year Review 2003. C&I Approval: 10/23/2007, BOT Approval: 12/17/2007, Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400).
C&I Approval: 11/20/2015, BOT Approval: 03/15/2016, Effective Term: Summer 2016 (515)

Related Programs

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