VM 475 - Disease Domestic Animals

(3 units)

Scientific bases affecting domestic animals. Infectious diseases caused by a variety of microorganisms, nutritional diseases, plant chemical toxicoses and inherited genetic defects.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 191A.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. recognize and describe what is meant by “normal” in regards to the health of domestic animals and utilize this information in order to understand and discuss the basic principles of recognition and disease prevention in domestic animals.
2. understand and discuss the basic mechanisms of pathogenesis by which selected infectious and non-infectious agents cause disease in domestic animals.
3. recognize and discuss specific disease examples covered in class to including the etiologic agent(s), the general signs of illness, applicable preventive measures, and applicable treatments.
4. articulate their own opinions and viewpoints about their own perceptions regarding contemporaneous societal and political issues such as animal “rights” versus animal “welfare” that will allow them to be informed citizens.

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