Laboratory course to complement lecture course AAS 439. Common veterinary diagnostic laboratory tests are covered, such as fecal flotation, urinalysis, complete blood count and blood chemistry, bacterial culture and sensitivity testing, gram staining, and immunologic testing such as ELISAs. Topics include laboratory safety, identification of internal and external parasites, and blood cells, examination of urine sediment, and principles of sample collection. This lab course is required of Veterinary Technology majors along with AAS 439 lecture.

Essential skills and basic background knowledge for the care of small animals, focusing on dogs and cats. Animal handling and restraint, basic nursing skills including physical examination, medicating, bandaging and wellness protocols. 1 lec/1 lab.

Essential skills and basic background knowledge for the care of small animals, focusing on dogs and cats. Animal handling and restraint, basic nursing skills including physical examination, medicating, bandaging and wellness protocols. 1 lec/1 lab.

Course provides students an opportunity to focus on animal industry relative to specific operational concepts: small business start-up, creating a business plan, enterprise development including opportunity analysis and marketing of ideas, branding and advertising, employee hiring and management, payroll management, inventory management and industry-specific software review for maintaining and analyzing financial statements. Course involves lecture and field study allowing students to examine similar animal business operations in order to enhance practical understanding of topics covered. Prereq: AAS 546.