VTMED 6527 - Veterinary Aspects of Captive Wildlife Management: North American Species

Spring. (Odd years) 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.

G. V. Kollias.

Concentrates on principles of captive wildlife management, both clinical and nonclinical. Students are challenged to learn and integrate a variety of disciplines that are essential to managing wildlife successfully in a captive or semi-free-ranging environment. These disciplines include but are not limited to species-specific (1) behavior and behavioral requirements, (2) nutritional requirements and problems, (3) natural history, (4) zoonotic and toxicological problems, (5) manual restraint and anesthesia, (6) preventive medicine, and (7) medical and legal ethics. Focus on the North American (native) wildlife species presented in lectures and laboratories.