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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANSCI 2 | Title:
VETERINARY PRACTICES |
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| Full Title:
Veterinary Practices |
| Last Reviewed:2/13/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 35.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 1.00 | | Contact DHR | 17.50 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
ANHLT 2
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Allows students to become familiar with the safe use of various vaccines, equipment and restraint techniques used in the routine treatment of farm animals. The selection of proper treatment techniques, veterinary terminology and handling practices will be included.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Allows students to become familiar with the safe use of various vaccines, equipment and restraint techniques used in the routine treatment of farm animals. The selection of proper treatment techniques, veterinary terminology and handling practices will be included.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2011 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2011 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: AG - AS 136L | Animal Health and Sanitation | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANSC2 |
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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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Handle and restrain domestic farm animals.
2. Discuss and defend livestock health practices.
3. Hypothesize cause, system(s) affected, and treatment of common diseases that affect cattle, sheep, hogs, and horses.
4. Determine the correct application of vaccines and parasite management programs.
5. Distinguish common terms that deal with veterinary medicine.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introduction to health problems of domestic animals
a. symptoms of healthy animals
b. health problems of respiratory system
c. health problems of cardiovascular system
d. health problems of urogenital system
2. Recognizing the symptoms of unhealthy animals
Lecture and lab will cover the following topics:
3. Use of equipment and facilities in the handling and humane restraint of domestic farm animals: bovine, ovine, porcine, and equine
4. Common first aid practices
a. order of treatment
b. bacterial infection and sanitation
c. bandaging
5. Correct use of vaccines and medications
a. proper techniques of caring and storing of vaccines and medications
b. proper techniques for administering vaccines and medications
6. Prevention and treatment of internal and external parasites of domestic farm animals
a. life cycles of common internal and external parasites
b. common management practices used in controlling parasites
c. compounds that are available for control of parasites
7. Veterinary terminology
a. common medications that are available
b. common terms that apply to the various systems of the body
c. common terms that would be used in reports written by a veterinarian
Assignments:
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1. Written lab reports (5-10)
2. Mid-terms (2) and final exam
3. Three to five unit quizzes
4. Field work and class performances demonstrating skills related to animal health practices
5. Collaborative and individual lab activities
6. Presentation on a disease
7. Veterinary 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
10 - 20% |
| Lab reports, presentation on a disease, vet report | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
10 - 20% |
| Class performances, field work, lab activities | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
60 - 70% |
| Mid-terms, quizzes, and final exam | |
| 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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Animal Health (3rd Edition) by Jackson, Baker and Greer. Interstate Publishers, Inc. 2000 (Classic).
Introduction to Veterinary Science. James B. Lawhead and Meecee Baker. Delmar Learning 2005.
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