Lab and Exotics

Catalog description

This course focuses on laboratory and exotic animal husbandry, handling, restraint, and specific problems encountered with laboratory and exotic animals. The students will learn proper feeding and common management practices, including sanitation and disease prevention, in a clinical or zoological setting. The students will also review common diseases of laboratory and exotic animals. This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills required for veterinary nurses/technicians. Students will get an introductory view of animal handling and husbandry concepts, veterinary clinical management topics, nutrition and breeding of lab and exotic animals, as well as any other topics related to the AVMA essential skills assigned to this course. This course is only available for students in the Veterinary Nursing Program. This course is only offered at the Ancilla College campus.