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VETS 235 - Farm Animal Nursing Laboratory


Credit Hours: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): VETS 115 , VETS 131 , VETS 132 , VETS 171 , and BIOL 230  

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): VETS 230  

Farm Animal Nursing laboratory emphasizes proper handling and restraint techniques used in farm animals by students to maximize safety to students and the patient. Students will gain hands-on experience in medicating and diagnostic sampling in farm animal patients. Students will become familiar with assessment of the farm animal patient by performing physical examinations, body condition scoring and weight taping

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. The student will perform physical examinations on all large animal species and record their findings in a medical record.
  2. The student will assist in doing common procedures in large animal species.
  3. The student will obtain various diagnostic samples from large animal species.
  4. The student will demonstrate the ability to perform intramuscular and subcutaneous injections on bovine, equine, ovine, caprine, and porcine.
  5. The student will demonstrate the ability to administer oral medications to large animal species.
  6. The student will perform a rectal examination on a bovine
  7. The student will identify common diet components
  8. The student will demonstrate the ability to restrain all large animal species.