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COURSE OUTLINE DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

COURSE NUMBER: VST101 COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Dennis J Dougherty Assistants: Ms. Patty Raff, Ms. Tabathia Haubold, Ms. S Gardner YEAR: Fall 2017

OFFICE LOCATION: Dr. Dougherty-Paumanok 110 (631) 851-6496 Suffolk County Community College – Western Campus Veterinary Science Building – Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center, Yaphank Phone Number: (631) TBA Website: sunysuffolk.edu/doughed/ddvst

E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected], [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: To be posted online and at office

CREDIT HOURS: Lecture: 1 hour per week Laboratory: 2 hours per week Total: 2 credit hours COURSE DURATION: 15 weeks

Course Objectives: A veterinary technician is described by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) as a person knowledgeable in the care and handling of animals, in the basic principles of normal and abnormal life processes, and in routine and clinical procedures. He or she is primarily an assistant to veterinarians, biological research workers, and other scientists.

This introductory survey course is divided into two primary learner objectives; the first is dealing with laboratory/research/pet type animals and the other is dealing with large farm animals. The course is designed to prepare students for entrance into the field of veterinary science technology, by introducing them to the terminology of veterinary medicine. This course includes instructional areas of information pertaining to various classifications and breeds of animals, restraint methods, future employment potential, and basic scientific concepts regarding agriculture in general. The course is intended to be an overview of the entire veterinary science technology curriculum by providing a basic background and prerequisite knowledge that will be of benefit in other departmental course offerings.

Topics will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of husbandry, restraint, and handling of commonly used laboratory/research/pet animals and large farm animals. Broader objectives include the preparation of students for more advanced course work in the Veterinary Science Technology curriculum. This is accomplished by emphasizing aspects of medical terminology and pathology, and by accustoming students to the manipulation of living animals. Safety, ethics, and humane treatment will be emphasized throughout the course. Discussion will focus on the observance of the Animal Welfare Ace and the requirements of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACAUC) including required animal use protocols.

More specific course objectives are recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association which accredits programs in Veterinary Science Technology and the New York State Education Department which licensed Veterinary Technicians. The course will address the following essential and recommended tasks and objectives as required by the department and the AVMA. At the completion of the semester the student will have knowledge of and/or be able to perform the following: 2

I. OFFICE AND HOSPITAL PROCEDURES AND CLIENT RELATIONS a. Maintain basic cleanliness and orderliness of a veterinary facility (including hospital, clinic, practice, or laboratory)

II. PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY a. Use weights and measures correctly b. Calculate dosages c. Use and explain appropriate routes and methods of drug and vaccine administration

III. EXAMINATION AND PROCEDURES a. Restrain patients – place in and remove small animal from cages b. Place and restrain small animals on tables c. Halter, tie, and lead horses and cattle d. Restrain birds e. Restrain cattle and horses 1. Apply twitch (horses) 2. Apply bovine tail restraint 3. Apply nose tongs/leads

IV. LARGE AND SMALL ANIMAL NURSING a. Medicate orally by means of: 1. Balling gun (ruminant) 2. Hand pilling (dog, cat) 3. Dose syringe (ruminant) b. Provide routine record-keeping, care, and observation of hospitalized patients c. Trim nails (dogs, cats, and birds) d. Clean and disinfect cages, kennels, and stalls e. Provide care and maintenance of equipment

V. LABORATORY ANIMAL PROCEDURES a. Explain basic principles of animal research b. Apply knowledge of state, federal, and local animal welfare regulations c. Rodents and rabbits 1. Recognize and restrain 2. Determine sex 3. Perform and/or supervise basic care procedures; e.g., feeding, watering, breeding, identification, and handling

Required Text: Learning Veterinary Terminology, by Douglas F. McBride: ISBN-13: 978-0323013291

Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, by Dennis M. McCurnin: ISBN-13: 978-1437726800

Ancillary text: Handling, restraint and behavior modification of Dogs and Cats, by Sophia Yin, DVM, MS ISBN-13: 978-0964151840

Reading Assignments: All reading assignments are from the required texts. It is the responsibility of the student to align the reading assignments with the subject matter being covered in the course. The textbook is only one component of the course and is to be considered supplemental to the lecture and laboratory material presented.

Each assignment should be completed prior to the class session dealing with that particular subject so that the student is familiar with the topic area of discussion. Not all material covered in each chapter is applicable to this course. 3 There will be extensive use of handouts in VST 101. All handouts will be available electronically. It is the responsibility of the student to review the handout that is pertinent to the particular laboratory session prior to that session and bring that handout to laboratory.

Examinations and Grade Calculations: One Lecture Examination (large animal) @ 20% ...... 20% One Laboratory Examination (large animal) @ 20% ...... 20% One Lecture Examination (small animal) @ 20% ...... 20% One Laboratory Examination (small animal) @ 20% ...... 20% Quizzes @ 10% ...... 10% Practical Laboratory Grade/Field site visit @10% ...... 10% TOTAL 100%

Each lecture and laboratory preliminary examination will be announced and are cumulative with most emphasis on current topics not previously test in this semester. The exams will consist of true false, short answer, and multiple- choice type questions. Exams will be administered during the eighth (8th) and fifteenth (15th) week of the semester during lecture and laboratory sessions. Quizzes (10%) may be announced and number approximately 3-4 during the semester. The laboratory grade will be an assessment by the instructor (10%) as to the student’s performance during each laboratory session throughout the semester. If more exams are given the cumulative total will be 80%.

Practical Laboratory Grade/Field site visit: This portion of your grade reflects your participation in the classroom and in the field. It is directly related to the effort put forth in this course: Tardiness, absences (“excused” or not), leaving early without an excuse, disrupting the class by talking, improper PPE (personal protective equipment), and a poor attitude will seriously affect your grade. The opposite is also true. There may also be a practical portion of the lab exam to demonstrate the students understanding of the material. Absences will negatively affect your final grade.

Shadowing: In order to confirm a student’s career choice decision, it is required that a student “shadow” at a veterinary facility and complete the necessary paperwork no later that one week prior to final exams. The student is not required to perform any duties associated with the field of study, but only to observe the inner workings of a veterinary facility. This is required for passage of the course and failing to complete this will negatively affect the student’s grade. Case report study: the student will be responsible for writing a case report in the SOAP format. Include the signalment, history, clinical signs, differential diagnoses, treatment, prognosis, client education. Learning to document a case study is crucial in communicating with both the DVM as well as the client/owner of the animal’s condition.

Missed Examinations: It is the student’s responsibility to take all exams and quizzes on the specified date. No make-up exams will be administered. Exams may only be given if arrangements are made at least a week in advance and the student can take it with another class section. Final examinations will not be made up due to grade submission deadlines.

Laboratory Dress: Laboratory coats/jackets and rubber based shoes/sneakers will be required for each laboratory dealing with small animals that will be held in the laboratory animal facility located in Paumanok Hall on the Brentwood campus. It is mandatory to wear work boots and coveralls/scrubs during laboratory sessions dealing with large farm type animals to be held at the Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center in Yaphank. No student will be permitted to attend the laboratory without this required attire as it presents a safety hazard. Failure to dress appropriately will result in a zero (0) grade for that laboratory thus reducing the final semester average.

Conduct: The career of veterinary technology is a profession. Very much like a veterinarian, you will be judged by your appearance and your attitude. Part of your laboratory grade will reflect the degree of professionalism you display in the classroom (lab and lecture). Those students who do not exhibit these manners will be graded accordingly. Actions such as inappropriate language, mistreating of animals and fellow students, cheating on exams, graffiti, and others will not be tolerated.

Attendance Policy: The College expects that each student will exercise personal responsibility with regard to class attendance. All students are expected to attend every class session of each course for which they are registered. Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance. The College defines excessive 4 absence or lateness as more than the equivalent of one week of class meetings during the semester. Excessive absence or lateness may lead to failure n a course and/or removal from the class roster. It is strongly recommended that the student meet with the instructor to explain his/her absence.

A student may be removed from the class roster by an instructor at any time when in the judgment of the instructor absences have been excessive or when other valid reasons exist. (Taken from Student Handbook and Suffolk County Community College Catalog.)

The attendance policy of VST101 – Introduction to Animal Technology - is as follows:

Class attendance is considered mandatory. Students having three or more lecture or laboratory absences (excused or not) will fail the course. Missed laboratories may be made up during other laboratory sessions if space is available with the consent of the instructor. Routine absences from lecture reflect poorly on attitude and generally on performance. Attendance records (sign-in sheets) will be maintained for College purposes as well as for use in formulating future student evaluations. Participation is a subjective/objective grade given to each student: students missing a lab will receive a 10 point deduction and those missing a lecture will receive a 5 point deduction from the participation grade

Tetanus Inoculations: In addition to providing proof of the mandatory immunizations for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), all incoming Veterinary Science Technology students must provide written proof of being currently inoculated for tetanus. This is a program requirement. This requirement is being made for the benefit of students’ health and to comply with the recommendations made by our accrediting agency, the American Veterinary Medical Association. Written proof should be submitted in person 0r by mail to Suffolk County Community College, Health Sciences Office, Captree Commons – Room C105, Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, New York 11717.

Directions to the Large Animal Facility for VS 12 Laboratories:

Using the Long Island Expressway (US 495):

Traveling East (towards Riverhead) – Leave the LIE at Exit 66 – Sills Road. Turn left at the end of the exit at the light. Make first right and travel approximately 1 mile to the traffic light. Turn right and travel ¼ mile to the green Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center sign on the right. Turn right onto the entrance road to the farm. Proceed onto farm and park in lot.

Traveling West (towards New York City) – Leave the LIE at Exit 67 – Yaphank Avenue. Turn left at the end of the exit. Travel ¼ mile to the green Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center sign on the right. Turn right onto the entrance road to the farm. Proceed onto farm and park in lot.

Using Sunrise Highway (Route 27): Leave Sunrise Highway at Exit 57N – Horseblock Road, Yaphank. Bear right onto County Road 21 (Yaphank Avenue). Travel 1 mile, over the LIRR tracks (overpass) and look for the green Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center sign on the left. Turn left onto the first roadway after the overpass. Turn right onto the entrance road to the farm. Proceed onto farm and park in lot.

From the North Shore – Using Route 25 or Route 25A: Take either of the following south – Rocky Point-Yaphank Road (County Road 21) or Mill Road. Travel approximately 4 miles until arriving at Yaphank Center. Pass the Firehouse on the left and travel 1 mile to stop sign. Turn right and travel ½ mile (over LIE) to green Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center sign on the right. Turn right onto the entrance road to the farm. Proceed onto farm and park in lot.

The following lecture and laboratory schedule is tentative and may be altered by the instructor during the semester at his discretion in order to maintain flexibility and to take advantage of opportune experiences which may arise unexpectedly. Since the course will be dealing with live animal specimens, topics may be covered out of sequence to facilitate the greatest educational benefit to all. Any alteration in scheduling will be to facilitate “hands-on” experiences to make learning “relevant and similar” to what will occur on the job. 5 All large animal laboratory sessions will be held at the Suffolk County Farm and Educational Center-Cornell Cooperative Extension, Yaphank, New York. Students are required to provide their own transportation to the off- campus large animal facility.

Lecture topics and Lab topics are guidelines and may change. LECTURE TOPICS (Large animals)

Although important for the AVMA, large animal breeds will be covered on your own: one example of a site is http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/

Know the common cattle breeds, Genus and specie When was it introduced into the US? by whom? What makes the breed unique? How do we recognize the breed? How do we manage and restrain them? Any medical situations linked to the breed? Common breeds will be discussed briefly in lecture as time permits

Week Topics

1 & 2 learning words Writing up a record Bovine (Dairy Cattle) Common dairy breeds: Holstein, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Jersey, Guernsey

2 & 3 Suffixes and directional terms Bovine (Beef Cattle) a. Breeds: Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Santa Gertrudis, Charolais, b. Style and conformation c. Genus and species d. restraint and medication e. veterinary issues (brief)

4 technician terms Ovine (sheep) a. Breeds sheep: Suffolk, Cotswold, Karakul, Dorset, Jacob b. Breeds goat: Alpine, Saanen, Nubian, LaMancha, Oberhasli, Pigmy/Dwarf, myotonic, boer goat. Caprine (goats) b. Style and conformation c. Genus and species d. restraint and medication concerns e. veterinary issues (brief)

5 technician terms Porcine (swine) a. Breeds: Landrace, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc. b. Style and conformation c. Genus and species d. restraint and medication e. veterinary issues (brief)

6 Technician terms Equine (horse) a. Breeds: Cold blood, hot blood, warm blood. b. Style and conformation 6 c. Genus and species d. restraint and medication e. veterinary issues (brief)

7 Avian (poultry) a. Breeds: Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, Barred Plymouth rock, Cornish, Araucana, sex linked (RIR X BPR) b. Style and body type c. Genus and species d. veterinary concerns and medication

8 Lecture Examination Large Animal Restraint, vocabulary, breed, vet tech

LECTURE TOPICS (Small animals)

9 & 10 Canine (dog) a. Breeds/groups b. Style and conformation c. Genus and specie d. Uses, restraint, medicating

11 Feline (cat) a. Breeds TICA, “12 friendliest breeds” b. Style and conformation c. Genus and specie d. Uses, restraint and medicating

12 Rodents and Rabbits a. Breeds? (Rats, mice, gerbils, b. Genus and species Hamsters, guinea c. Uses, restraint and medicating Pigs, rabbits)

13 & 14 Canine Nutrition a. Canine nutritional requirements b. meeting the nutritional needs

15 Lecture Examination Small Animal

LABORATORY TOPICS The order may change with discretion of instructor (Large animals)

Week Topics

1 Introduction a. Orientation and tour of facilities b Review of course outline c. Course requirements d. Instructions to off-campus large animal facility

2 Bovine – Dairy Cattle a. Handling and restraint – haltering, leading, tail tie, halter tie, nose leads, and casting b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology

3 Bovine – Beef Cattle a. Handling and restraint – squeeze chute, head gate, holding areas, head restraint, and weighing b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology 7

4 Ovine – Sheep a. Handling and restraint – shearing stance, tagging, hoof trimming, Caprine – Goats and leg lifting b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology

5 Porcine – Swine a. Handling and restraint – bucket, snare, wheel barrel, and pig sling b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology

6 Equine – Horse a. Handling and restraint – lead chain and shank, halter, twitch, tail Leg lift and leading b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology

7 Avian – Poultry a. Handling and restraint – catching hook, wing cross, carrying poultry, Hypnosis b. Review of external anatomy c. Terminology

8 Laboratory Examination Large Animal

9 Introduction a. Brief overview of the Animal Welfare Act b. Discussion of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUAC) and animal use protocols c. Discussion of USDA & state facilities inspection & NIH guidelines

d. Ethics e. Record keeping and facilities management

10 Canine – Dog a. Basic handling and restraint procedures – lifting to examination table, muzzle, restraint for injections, & pilling & liquid administration B. Use in research c. External anatomy

11 Feline – Cat a. Basic handling and restraint procedures – removal from cage, Muzzle, restraint for injections, & pilling & lid administration B. Use in research c. External anatomy d. Indications of temperament changes

12 to be determined.

13 Drug Dosage a. Review of the metric system b. Review of basic mathematical principles c. Calculation of drug dosages

14 Laboratory Examination Small Animal