Lab for VET 223
VET LB3 is the application of didactic instruction for VET 223 and a required co-requisite. Skills and performance in VET LB3 are assessed as a component of VET 223 and therefore, must be successfully completed in addition to all the requirements for VET 223. Students will apply hands-on knowledge of restraint and handling, injections and blood draw techniques. Students will participate in care, feeding, cleaning and enrichment of animals housed in the vivarium. Prerequisites: VET 100, VET 101, BIO 123 and BIO LB3 each with a grade of “C” or higher. Corequisites: BIO 124, BIO LB4, VET223.
Subject Code: VET
Course Number: LB3
Credits: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Safely restrain each species commonly used in laboratory research settings (rabbits, rats, mice).
2. Administer medications by oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, or intradermal routes as appropriate for the species and circumstance.
3. Collect blood samples as appropriate for the species or circumstance.
4. Perform basic care procedures (handling, providing nutritional needs, identification of individual animals, enrichment and trimming of nails) as appropriate for the species.
5. Identify the gender of laboratory animals (rabbits, rats, and mice).
6. Describe techniques to ensure safety of the laboratory research team.
7. Describe the application of regulations that govern the use and care of lab animals to the lab animals housed at the GCC facility.
Effective Term: Fall 2020
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