Maricopa Community Colleges  ANS223   20014-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/24/01
ANS223 20014-20045 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Animal Diseases
Common diseases, parasites, and other health problems of animals. Prevention through management and sanitation practices. Includes study of life cycle of parasitic organisms, prevention, and treatment. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ANS223   20014-20045 Animal Diseases
1. Identify diseases that affect small animals, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (I)
2. Identify common bacterial and viral diseases that affect livestock, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (II)
3. Identify diseases that affect cattle, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (III)
4. Identify diseases that affect poultry and exotic animals, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (IV)
5. Identify diseases that affect sheep and goats, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (V)
6. Identify digestive and metabolic diseases that affect livestock, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (VI)
7. Identify diseases that affect horses, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (VII)
8. Identify diseases that affect wild animals, and describe methods of treating and preventing these diseases. (VIII)
9. Identify blood, external, and internal parasites, describe their life cycles, and collect samples. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ANS223   20014-20045 Animal Diseases
    I. Small Animal Diseases
        A. Diagnosis
        B. Treatment
        C. Prevention
      II. Bacterial and Viral Diseases
          A. Diagnosis
          B. Treatment
          C. Prevention
        III. Bovine Diseases
            A. Diagnosis
            B. Treatment
            C. Prevention
          IV. Poultry and Exotic Animal Diseases
              A. Diagnosis
              B. Treatment
              C. Prevention
            V. Sheep and Goat Diseases
                A. Diagnosis
                B. Treatment
                C. Prevention
              VI. Livestock Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
                  A. Diagnosis
                  B. Treatment
                  C. Prevention
                VII. Equine Bacterial and Viral Diseases
                    A. Diagnosis
                    B. Treatment
                    C. Prevention
                  VIII. Wild Animal Diseases
                      A. Diagnosis
                      B. Treatment
                      C. Prevention
                    IX. External, Internal, and Blood Parasites
                        A. Identification
                        B. Collection of samples
                        C. Testing for external and internal parasites
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