VETT 2340 - Advanced Laboratory & Exotic Animal Techniques-Laboratory

Credit Hours: 0.50

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate appropriate oral administration of medications to the rabbit and appropriate method of passing a stomach tube in the mouse and rat.
2. Demonstrate the appropriate venipuncture techniques and blood collection for various laboratory and exotic animals.
3. Demonstrate appropriate retro-orbital blood collection technique on a lab animal.
4. Demonstrate appropriate intravenous injection technique for various laboratory and exotic animals.
5. Demonstrate appropriate intraperitoneal injection technique for various laboratory and exotic animals.
6. Demonstrate the correct ear punch method on various laboratory and exotic animals.
7. List which laboratory animals can be ear punched and the numbering sequence involved in identifying a laboratory animal.
8. Demonstrate the correct positioning of the bird for radiographic procedures.

Outcome B: Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate appropriate anesthesia techniques for laboratory animals.

Objectives:

1. List and discuss the various types of anesthetic agents used in laboratory and exotic animals.
2. List the stages and planes of general anesthesia for laboratory and exotic animals.
3. Describe placing various laboratory and exotic animals under general anesthesia.
4. Demonstrate the appropriate post-op care for laboratory and exotic animals recovering from general anesthesia and be able to report any abnormalities.

Outcome C: Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate appropriate necropsy techniques for laboratory animals.

Objectives:

1. Identify and report signs of diseases in the laboratory and exotic animals.
2. List the criteria in evaluating methods of euthanasia.
3. Identify and list the modes of action of euthanizing agents.
4. List the chemical and physical methods used for euthanasia.
5. Discuss why a necropsy is performed on laboratory and exotic animals.
6. Demonstrate how to perform a general necropsy on one laboratory animal.
7. Identify various internal organs during the necropsy.
8. Describe the collection and fixation of tissues for a necropsy exam.

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1. Oral administration of medication
2. Venipuncture and retro-orbital techniques for sample collection
3. Advanced injection techniques
4. Animal identification methods
5. Radiographic positioning of birds
6. Anesthesia techniques
7. Necropsy