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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANHLT 150 | Title:
CARE/MAINT SMALL ANIMALS |
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| Full Title:
Care and Maintenance of Small Animals |
| Last Reviewed:4/19/2004 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 6 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 18.00 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 18.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 36.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 54.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AG 168.1
Catalog Description:
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Course is designed to enable pet owners to have a better understanding of companion animals. Anatomy, physiology, and behavioral patterns will be studied. Nutrition, housing, medical attention and use of proper terminology for communicating with veterinarians will be addressed. Responsibility of owners, city, state, and county will be discussed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Course is designed to enable pet owners to have a better understanding of companion animals. Anatomy, physiology, and behavioral patterns will be studied. Nutrition, housing, medical attention and use of proper terminology for communicating with veterinarians will be addressed. Responsibility of owners, city, state and county will be discussed.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The student will:
1. Identify primary nutritional requirements, preventative medical actions
and basic housing needs of small animals.
2. Identify common diseases and parasites which may be transmitted from
animal to human and/or human to animal.
3. Research liability and responsibility from both a legal and moral point
of view as owners of animals studied.
4. Determine the emotional status of animal studied via observation of
body language displayed.
5. List what denotes a medical emergency and the proper action to be
taken.
6. Demonstrate skill to properly restrain animal studied.
7. List basic external anatomy.
Topics and Scope
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A. Dogs
1. Nutritional requirements for different ages and activities
2. Common medical practices and transmitted diseases
3. Responsibility of owner, city, county, and state
4. Animal behavior patterns
5. Proper restraint and medical emergency techniques
6. Basic anatomy
7. Basic Training Practices
B. Cats
1. Nutritional requirements for different ages and activities
2. Common medical practices and transmitted diseases
3. Responsibility of owner, city, county, and state
4. Animal behavior patterns
5. Proper restraint and medical emergency techniques
6. Basic anatomy
7. Basic Training Practices
C. Rabbits and Rodents
1. Common medical practices
2. Restraint
3. Diseases
4. Common behavioral problems
5. Basic anatomy
D. Birds and Exotics
1. Common medical practices
2. Restraint
3. Diseases
4. Common behavioral problems
5. Basic anatomy
Assignments:
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1. Student will read approximately twenty pages per week from industry
handouts.
2. Student will prepare and present an oral report.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 50% |
| Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 55% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Current industry publications will be provided.
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