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Objectives- To expose all students to various career paths involving non-traditional species
- To provide a basic understanding of the health issues of the most common groups of non-traditional species and to demonstrate the comparative relationship to more traditional species
- To explore the concept of Conservation Medicine as it applies to all animals in the practice of veterinary medicine
- Students should take away from these courses an appreciation for the value of understanding the health of a diverse group of animals in the context of general veterinary medicine. We intend that this understanding, along with a greater appreciation of the interconnectedness of all living things, will empower students to become effective animal advocates regardless of the student's particular interest or chosen specialty.
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Grading Policy and Examinations
Introduction to Zoological Medicine
Course grades will be calculated based on homework assignments. There will be no final examination in this course. An essay type homework assignment will be given out at the end of each week, corresponding to the following themes: Career Tracks in Zoological Medicine and Diagnostic and Theraputic Challenges. Assignments will be based on material in the syllabus and presented in class. Completed assignments will be due the following week and will be submitted electronically to the Course Director. Reference and resource material will not be examined specifically, except when indicated, but will be helpful to students in answering exam questions. Grades will be posted on the course management system as soon as possible after the examination.
Zoological Medicine
There will be 3 examinations in this course. They will not be cumulative. The examinations will be primarily multiple choice or short answer format and will be based on material in the syllabus and presented in class, emphasizing the points listed for each section under learning objectives. Additional reference and resource material will not be examined directly except where specifically indicated.
Final grades will be calculated based on the 3 examinations (20%, 40% and 40%).
References and Recommended Texts
There is no one complete text that covers the huge diversity of subjects presented in this course. References to text, journal and web based materials are made at the end of each chapter. A list of additional references is in the References and Resources for Zoological Medicine document in the Supplementary Materials folder.
The most comprehensive text covering all of the taxonomic groups is : Fowler, Murray E. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, c2003. This new volume serves as a good primary resource for all species and would be recommended to any student seriously considering working in any of the related disciplines.
Additional recommended texts are
- Lewbart, Gergory A. Invertebrate Medicine. Blackwell Pub Professional; (August 2004)
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BSAVA Manual of Ornamental Fish, 2nd Ed. Edited by William H. Wildgoose, UK-BSAVA, 2001
- Noga, E. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment. Mosby-Year, Inc. St. Louis. 1996
- Stoskopf, M. Fish Medicine. Saunders. 1993
- Wright, Kevin M., Brent R. Whitaker. Amphibian Medicine and Captive Husbandry. Krieger Publishing Company; 2001
- Mader, Douglas M. Reptile Medicine and Surgery. W.B. Saunders Co.
- McArthur, Stuart, Roger Wilkinson, and Jean Meyer. Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles. Blackwell Publlishers, 2004
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Veterinary Clinics of North America, Exotic Animal Medicine series. WB Saunders, Co.
- Quesenberry, Katherine E., James W. Carpenter, Peter Quesenberry. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery Includes Sugar Gliders and Hedgehogs, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co., c2003
- Johnson-Delaney, Cathy A. Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians. Zoological Information Network
- Altman, Robert B., et al. Avian Medicine and Surgery. Philadelphia. W.B. Saunders Co., 1997
- Ritchie, Branson W., et al. Avian Medicine: Principles and Application. Lake Worth, Fla. : Wingers Publishing, c1994
- Olsen, Glenn H., and Susan E. Orosz. Manual of Avian Medicine. Mosby, 2000
- Tully, Thomas N, Lawton, Martin P.C., and Dorestein, Gerry M. (ed.) Avian Medicine. Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 2000
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Diseases of Poultry, 11th ed. / edited by Y. M. Saif, Iowa State University Press, 2003
- Damerow, Gail. The Chicken health handbook, Storey Books,1994
- Fox, JG, Cohen, BJ, Loew, FM. Laboratory Animal Medicine, 2nd ed. Orlando, Florida: Academic Press, 2002
- Hrapkiewicz, Karen, et al. Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine : an Introduction. Iowa State University Press, 1998
- Fudge, Alan M. Laboratory Medicine, Avian and Exotic Pets. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Co., 2000
- Plumb, Donald C. Veterinary drug handbook. Ames : Iowa State University Press, c1999
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Exotic animal formulary / James W. Carpenter, Ted Y. Mashima, David J. Rupiper. 2nd edition, W B Saunders Co ., 2001
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Laboratory animal science. [Cordova, TN, etc.] American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
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Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Lawrence, Kan. : The Association, 1989-
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Journal of wildlife diseases. [Ames, Iowa, Wildlife Disease Association]
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Journal of avian medicine and surgery : official publication of the Association of Avian Veterinarians. Boca Raton, FL : The Association
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The Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery.
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