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Description:
Practical application of animal care skills and principles of animal care and management. Opportunity to participate in the health care team involved in the care, management and husbandry of program animals. Emphasis will be on the basic principles and application of clinical facility management, care of resident teaching animals, and routine maintenance duties. Topics critical to success will be discussed in lecture: dog and cat behavior, low stress handling, medical records and professionalism. Discussion of euthanasia. Intended for students in the Veterinary Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
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Prerequisite:
V T 51.
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Corequisite:
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Advisory:
Advisory: Not open to students with credit in APAV 75A.
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Repeatability:
Not Repeatable.
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Hours:
2 hours lecture per week. 24 hours total per quarter.
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Foothill GE Area:English
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Transferability:
CSU
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Transfer GE:
Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
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Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
There is a selective admission process required prior to enrolling in these courses. For an application, access www.foothill.edu/bio/programs/vettech. Selective admission process does not apply to the Veterinary Assistant Certificate courses (VT 52A, 52B, 88A).
