VA 1114 — VETERINARY ASSISTANT I
Prerequisite: NONE This course is designed to provide the student with the cognitive and technical skills that are basic to the performance of the skills expected of a veterinary assistant, including but not limited to an overview of the veterinary profession, recognizing small animal behavior, restraint of small animals, small animal husbandry, medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, small animal examination and procedures, animal nutrition, and identifying small and large animal breeds. Three lecture and four laboratory hours per week. Credit: Four semester hours