VETMI 7415 - [Parasites of Zoo Animals]

Fall, Spring, Summer. Not offered: 2022-2023. Next offered: 2023-2024. 1 credit. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: VETMI 7440 or permission of instructor required. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: MPS students.

D. Bowman, M. Lejeune, A. Lucio-Forster.

Zoo animal parasites, mainly of the more studied hosts. Emphasis on morphology, biology, diversity, and effects on host and environment. Students should gain an appreciation of the diversity of parasites and the difficulty of extrapolation of knowledge directly from domestic to wild hosts relative to parasite populations and treatment/prevention modalities.