Course

Lab & Exotic Animal Lab

Faculty
Science & Technology
Department
Veterinary Technology
Course code
VTEC 2414
Credits
1.00
Semester length
3 Weeks
Max class size
30
Method(s) of instruction
Lab
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
In this course, students practice and are evaluated on small mammal and avian practical skills. Topics include restraint, physical examination, husbandry, blood collection and medication administration. Off-site labs are required. These labs may take place outside of scheduled class hours.
Course content

Rodents and rabbits:

  • restraint and identification methods
  • sexing
  • parenteral medication administration
  • oral dosing

Avians:

  • restraint
  • physical examination & record keeping
  • nail, beak and wing trimming 

Post mortem skills:

  • dissection
  • sample collection
Learning activities

Skills will be taught and practiced in-person using live animals, models and cadavers. Some labs will be off-site.

Means of assessment

Assessment will be in accordance with the swagÂ鶹 Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline listing the specific essential skills to be evaluated and the evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. 

In order to achieve a grade of C (or higher) in the course, students must:

  • demonstrate competency (a performance of 60% or higher) in an evaluation of each of the assigned essential skills
  • attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled hours in lab

Evaluation will be based on:

Practical evaluations: 60-90% (no single evaluation worth more than 20%)

Attendance and participation: 10-40%

Total: 100%

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • safely and competently perform small mammal and avian essential skills as designated by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association;
  • safely restrain rodents, rabbits and avians using fear-free techniques;
  • perform an avian physical examination
  • accurately sex rodents and rabbits;
  • perform basic care procedures for rodents and rabbits, including nail trims;
  • adminster drugs parenterally to rodents and rabbits;
  • perform common avian procedures such as beak, wing and nail trims;
  • perform a post-mortem style dissection and collect representative samples for laboratory analysis.
Textbook materials

Consult the swagÂ鶹 Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:

Sirois, M. (Current edition). Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine. Elsevier.

Requisites

Prerequisites

VTEC 2404

Students in the Veterinary Technology program are required to maintain a minimum grade of C in all courses in order to progress in the program.

 

 

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

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Institution Transfer details for VTEC 2414
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

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