10091123Laboratory Animal Science 1
Course Information
Description
This course includes the history of laboratory animal technology and laboratory animal uses. Emphasizes the Animal Welfare Act and other regulations pertaining to the care of laboratory animals. Covers laboratory animal husbandry in depth as students provide care and treatment for a colony of laboratory animals.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
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Explore the history and issues of using animals in researchAssessment StrategiesWritten Product
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Explore Regulations and Guidelines that guide animal use in biomedical researchAssessment StrategiesTest
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Explore the macroenvironment and microenvironment requirements for animals housed in a research facilityAssessment StrategiesTest, written productCriteriaParticipate weekly as instructedSubmit assignments on timeInteract with peers and instructor
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Explore sanitation methods, disinfection techniques, and disease control measures utilized in a research facilityAssessment StrategiesSkill Demonstration
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Determine the nutritional requirements of laboratory animalsAssessment StrategiesSkill Demonstration
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Explore animal breeding, genetics and heredityAssessment StrategiesSkill Demonstration
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Explore careers available in animal researchAssessment StrategiesTest
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Maintain a small, healthy, reproductive colony of research animalsAssessment StrategiesTest, writtten product
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Develop proper handling and restraint skills utilized with rodents in rabbitsAssessment StrategiesWritten Product
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Administer compounds to laboratory animals via common sites and routes of administrationAssessment StrategiesTest
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Collect commonly needed specimens from laboratory animals via common sites and methods of collectionAssessment StrategiesSkill Demonstration
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Determine sex of rodents and rabbitsAssessment StrategiesWritten Product
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