Studies of the basic alterations produced as a result of disease in the various body systems of domestic animals. Clinical Laboratory Medicine. A study of the diagnosis of disease by laboratory methods. Emphasis will be placed on the derivation and interpretation of laboratory data, and the microscopic examination of blood, bone marrow, urine, and cytologic preparations from various tissues. Study of the microscopic features of neoplasms of domestic animals.
Emphasis is placed on the identification and characterization of the various tumors.
Seminar in Veterinary Pathology. Graduate standing in veterinary medicine or a closely allied field. Graduate students and staff members will regularly participate in the review and discussion of basic problems and diseases currently or potentially important in the field of veterinary medicine. Detailed microscope studies will be made of avian tissues and the effects of specific diseases and their processes on them. A working knowledge of tissue processing and differential staining will be included.