VM 220 Laboratory Animal Health Management I for VT

Credit: 1.0

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

Prerequisite Courses: VM 105, BMS 116, BMS 136, VCS 201

Course Description:

This course is the first of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of Laboratory Animal Health Management to the veterinary technician student. VM 220 will place an emphasis on the basic information needed to work with laboratory animals as well as issues that apply to laboratory animal medicine. Students are expected to achieve a level of understanding of laboratory animal care and management so that they will be able to communicate effectively with the veterinarian. .

Course Objectives:

To introduce the student to the basics of laboratory animal medicine.
To explain basic laboratory animal housing and environmental control concepts.
To identify the basic concepts of experimental methodology.
To serve as a prerequisite course for the Laboratory Animal clinical Mentorship.

Method of Delivery: Primarily web-based exercises, textbook, and examinations (on-line or paper). The exercises will be completed on line and submitted to the instructor. Supplemental material will be offered on line as content (in addition to the textbook). Quizzes and exams will be sent to a proctor. The proctor must be a veterinarian, an accredited veterinary technician (RVT, LVT, or CVT), or an educator/teacher at a school, college, or university. The proctor will return the completed exam to the instructor for grading.

Textbooks:

Title	Author	ISBN
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition	The Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources	Available for free online at The National Acadamies Press
Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd Edition	Hrapkiewicz	0813829666

Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to Laboratory Animal Health
Module 2: Animal Welfare Issues
Module 3: Genetics and Breeding
Module 4: Nutrition of Laboratory Animals
Module 5: Macroenvironment
Module 6: Microenvironment
Module 7: Biohazards and Safety Issues
Module 8: Sanitation and Pest Control
Module 9: Animal Procurement
Module 10: Experimental Methodology
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance
Module 12: Gnotobiotes
Module 13: Calculating Drug Dosages for Laboratory Animals