VET 211L - Avian, Exotic, Lab Animal Med 2

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the fundamentals of avian and exotic pet husbandry, anatomy, physiology, management, and medicine. This course includes the following vertebrate groups as lecture topics: Parrots, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, and Exotic Companion Mammals. This course includes a study of the technical clinical aspects of laboratory animal care, including restraint and handling, common diseases, and nutrition of common laboratory species.