Students are introduced to the basic principles applicable in a clinical laboratory, use of laboratory equipment, procedures and techniques for diagnostic and investigative purposes. Students learn the biology, identification and control of internal and external parasites in domestic animals. Lectures and laboratory techniques including handling, restraining, veterinary care, and various clinical procedures used with large animals are studied. Students learn about biology, epidemiology, detection, control, prevention and immunization against zoonotic diseases under various settings as veterinary clinics, farms, zoos, laboratory animal facilities, and wild animal sanctuaries. Junior or Senior Standing, Permission of Instructor Opportunities are provided for students to work under the supervision of veterinary scientists and specialists in industry, and state and federal agencies.
Students alternate between semesters of paid employment and semesters of study.
Junior or Senior Standing, Permission of Instructor Students review literature and current research reports. Oral presentations and discussions are made. Students are acquainted with the literature and are prepared to organize and deliver scholarly reports on current issues affecting veterinary medicine. Senior Standing, Permission of Instructor Students conduct an independent, supervised research project on some specific area of interest. Students submit their research findings in written form and present them in the form of a seminar for course evaluation.