BIO 525

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Animal Disease, Biosecurity, and Zoonoses

Biology College of Life Sciences

Course Description

Animal disease emphasizing prevention, organ systems affected, biosecurity, and zoonotic potential.

When Taught

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3

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3

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3

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Other Prerequisites

Bio 380 or instructor's consent.

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Comparative Pathophysiology

Learning Outcome

Comparative pathophysiology will be taught using canine, feline, bovine, ovine, caprine, equine, lab animals, and wildlife examples

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Animal Pathophysiology

Learning Outcome

Understand basic animal pathophysiology of disease on an organ system basis and preventive measures to maintain animal health

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Biosecurity Practices

Learning Outcome

Identify biosecurity practices to prevent animal disease

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Avert Health Problems

Learning Outcome

Differentiate between zoonoses, sapronoses and anthroponoses and understand how to institute preventive measures and management practices to avert these health problems

Title

Design Health Program

Learning Outcome

Design a herd health program with preventive measures that addresses nutrition, sanitation, housing, ventilation, lighting, and other components for a particular species the student wants to work with as a producer

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Management Procedures

Learning Outcome

Understand how to institute good management procedures that can prevent the occurrence of animal disease

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Animal Immunology

Learning Outcome

Develop a basic knowledge of animal immunology as it pertains to disease induction and prevention, with natural and artificial immunity practices that should be implemented to enhance disease prevention, and nutritional practices to optimize animal immunity