VTMED 6521 - Aquavet II: Comparative Pathology of Aquatic Animals

Summer. 2 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: coursework or relevant experience in aquatic animal health and permission of instructor. Permission of instructor required. Two weeks of full-time instruction at an off-campus location immediately after the spring term. Fee charged. (Available, by a competitive application process, to veterinary and graduate students).

R. Getchell.

Advanced course (sponsored by Cornell University) covering the comparative pathology of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates commonly used as laboratory animals. The material presented consists of discussions of the diseases of aquatic animals as well as extensive use of the microscope and virtual microscopy to examine the histopathology associated with these diseases. The course is taught by an invited faculty of 12 individuals who are leaders in their respective fields of aquatic animal medicine.