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| Animal Health | |||
| ANIMAL HEALTH | |||
| CLASS CODE: | AS 315 | CREDITS: 4 | |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | ANIMAL SCIENCE | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction and categorization of livestock diseases and basic principles of disease prevention programs. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | *Nature of diseases *Disease prevention *Structure and function of immune system *Digestive diseases *Genitourinary diseases *Respiratory diseases *Circulatory and nervous system diseases *Parasitology |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Become aware of the nature of diseases and their impact on animal health. 2. Identify basic disease prevention programs. 3. Identify the importance of the immune system and immune response to invading antigens. 4. Identify and understand various diseases affecting the livestock industry. 5. Develop writing and research skills to answer specific livestock disease questions. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | |||
| PREREQUISITES: | AS 215 | ||
| OTHER: | Several out-of-classroom fieldtrips to livestock enterprises will be provided. | ||
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | January 2004 | ||