Course Description
The first of two semesters covering the biology, management, and medicine of laboratory rodents and rabbits. Topics will include biology, husbandry/management, behavior, and infectious and non- infectious diseases in these species.
Athena Title
Diseases of Lab Animals I
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To be knowledgeable in the etiology, transmission, life cycle, hosts, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of common laboratory rodents.
Topical Outline
Infectious (viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic) and non- infectious (aging, congenital, miscellaneous) diseases of mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils will be covered.