VETM 5202 - Laboratory Animal Medicine:
(Fall semester 2004-2005)
Instructor information
Instructor: Dr. Christopher King
Office hours: By appointment
Office location: 206 Vet Med
Telephone number: 542-4173, 542-5933
E-mail address: cking@vet.uga.edu
Course information
Prerequisites: Completion of 1st year DVM curriculum
Objectives:
To introduce veterinary students to the specialty of laboratory animal
medicine. This course is intended to be a broad overview to include biology,
husbandry and diseases of common laboratory animals; animal welfare issues;
regulatory and compliance concerns; animal models; anesthesia and analgesia;
health monitoring and diagnostics; ethics; and animal facility design.
Topical outline:
Introduction; animal models; mouse I, II, III; rat I, II; rabbit; guinea
pig; primate I, II; hamster, gerbil, other rodents; pathology; diagnostics;
facility design
Students are expected to abide by the academic honesty policies and guidelines
outlined in the College of Veterinary Medicine Student Handbook.
Details of authorized assistance allowed during examinations:
None
All academic work must meet the standards contained in 'A Culture of
Honesty'. Each student is responsible to inform themselves about those standards
before performing any academic work. |