- -   AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM  - -

(CLF200)  Core area:  ANIMAL SCIENCE

   (CLF270)  Unit title:  ANIMAL HEALTH


   UNIT DIRECTORY:
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   code   topic title                                  hours         year(s)
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(CLF271)  Animal Health: Whose Responsibility Is It?     1            1 / 2

(CLF272)  Animal Health Evaluation                       2            1 / 2

(CLF273)  Veterinary Medicine Glossary                   4            1 / 2

(CLF274)  Normal Temperature, Pulse and Respiration      2            1

(CLF275)  Pathogenic Classification and Life Cycle of
          Common Parasites                               1.5          1 / 2

(CLF276)  Vaccination and Administration of Biologic
          Agents                                         1.5          1 / 2

(CLF277)  Development and Types of Immunity              2            2

                                                TOTAL = 14 hours
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UNIT GOAL:  Students shall understand the concept of animal health and become

            familiar with methods of identification of unhealthy animals,
            treatment, preventative measures and the causal agents of common
            health problems in animals of economic importance.

Unit objectives: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be
                 able to:

 1.  Identify unhealthy animals by using both visual and nonvisual
     indicators of health.

 2.  List the predisposing conditions that bring on animal health
     problems.

 3.  Identify ways in which infectious agents gain entrance and do harm
     to the animal.

 4.  Explain how antibodies are formed and how animals become immune to
     disease.

 5.  List three biological preparations used for disease control.

 6.  Read and use information on medication labels.

 7.  Demonstrate several methods of application of medications.

 8.  Demonstrate the proper methods for vaccinating an animal.

 9.  Recognize how parasites do harm to the host organism.

10.  Recognize the type of environment necessary to prevent disease and
     parasite problems.

11.  Diagram the life cycle of an internal and an external parasite
     common to farm animals.

12.  Explain the types of immunity developed in livestock.

13.  List several ways that disease can be transmitted.

14.  Demonstrate the proper methods for determining temperature, pulse
     and respiration.

15.  Identify three major infectious and noninfectious agents and
     prescribe methods of control for each.


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REFERENCES


Anchor Veterinary Handbook.  (1983).  Philips Roxane Inc.

Hayes, J.  (1984)   Animal Health: 1984 Yearbook of Agriculture.  U. S.
    Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.

The Merck Veterinary Manual.  Merck & Co Inc.  Rathway, New Jersey.

Winkler, J.  (1982)  Farm Animal Health and Disease Control.  Lea and
    Febiger, Philadelphia

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RESOURCES

Local Veterinarian, County Cooperative Extension, State Universities,
    Feed Suppliers, Local Livestock Producers, Breed Associations.

Carolina Biological Supply Company, 2700 York Rd, Burlington, North Carolina
    27215. /  Box 187 Gladstone, Oregon 97027.   West Coast 1-800-547-1733;
    Other areas 1-800-334-5551.

Vocational Educational Productions (VEP), Cal Poly State University, San
    Luis Obispo, California.  805-756-2295

Instructional Materials Service (IMS), Texas A & M, College Station,
    Texas.77843-2116

Nasco West, 1524 Princeton Ave., Modesto Calif. 95352  209-529-6957
    Nasco, 901 Janesville, Wisconsin 53538   414-563-2446.



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