Courses of Study 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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VTMED 6565 - Avian Biomedicine and Diseases


     
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: third- year veterinary students.

R. de Matos.

This course is designed to introduce third year veterinary students to avian biology, anatomy, physiology and diseases. The first half of the course covers avian anatomy, physiology, and natural history. The second half of the course covers basic and practical aspects of the most common infectious and non-infectious diseases affecting a variety of avian species. The course emphasizes the development of a strong foundation in avian biology and diseases that will be applied in the Clinical Aspects of non-traditional species’ distribution course (VTMED 6569 ) and the Zoological Medicine clinical rotation (VTMED 6603 ). The course is taught by several faculty representing different Departments and areas of expertise related to avian biology, anatomy and diseases, in order to provide an extensive and holistic introduction to the topic.



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