VM 221 Laboratory Animal Health Management for VT II

Credit: 1.0

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

Prerequisite Courses: VM 220

Course Description:

This course is the second of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of Laboratory Animal Health Management to the veterinary technician student. VM 221 will place an emphasis on the care of laboratory animals as well as specific procedures that are used in 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 different laboratory animals
To explain basic restraint and anesthesia of the laboratory animal.
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 when requested by a student. 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 Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, 7th Edition	McCurnin	9781416057000
Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd Edition	Hrapkiewicz	0813829666
Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician, 2nd Edition	Bonnie Ballard	9780813822068

Modules:

Module 1: Health Monitoring in Laboratory Animals
Module 2: Anesthesia of Laboratory Animals
Module 3: Mice
Module 4: Rats
Module 5: Hamsters
Module 6: Gerbils
Module 7: Guinea Pigs
Module 8: Chinchillas
Module 9: Ferrets
Module 10: Rabbits
Module 11: Amphibians, Reptiles and Exotics
Module 12: Fish
Module 13: Avian
Module 14: Non-Human Primates
Module 15: Euthanasia and Necropsy