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Supplemental Reading & previous presentations Important URL Links: - Center for Animal Health Programs - Academia of Rural Veterinarians
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Fall Semester 2007 ALB 112 Time: 9:30-10:45 AM Tues and Thursday
Course Director: Dr. Christopher Schneider DVM, MSUniversity of Idaho Animal Veterinary Science Department Ag Sci building Room 216 208-885-7390 http://www.avs.uidaho.edu/courses.htm
Office Hours: MWF 7-8:00 AM or by appointment
Participating Faculty: Dr. Jim Everman – Veterinary immunology – jfe@vetmed.wsu.edu Dr. Dirk Vanderwall – Equine disease – dirkv@uidaho.edu Dr. Chris Hostetler – Swine disease – chostetler@wsu.edu
Optional Texts: Introduction to Veterinary Science, Lawhead & Baker, 2004. Animal Health, 3rd ed, Jackson, Greer, Baker, 2000. The Merck Veterinary Manuel 9th edition, 2005.
Class Notes: Copies of each lecture outline will be provided in class. Power point presentations will be available on the AVS web site for review.
Course Objectives:
1) Introduce common disease conditions and processes in domestic animals. 2) Develop an understanding of the relationship between the host, agent and environment in the disease process. 3) Introduce epidemiological and population medicine principals as they relate to disease transmission. 4) Develop an understanding of basic immunology and pharmacology as they relate to disease prevention and treatment
Course Grading:
Grades will be computed as an average of the followingExam I 100 points Exam II 100 points Final Exam 150 points (Comprehensive) Weekly Quizzes 100 points (Best 10 out of 11 scores figured into average) Special Project 50 pointsTotal 500 points
Letter grades will be assigned based on the following point totals: 450-500 points >90% A 400-450 points >80% B 350-400 points >70% C 300-350 points >60% D <300 points <60% F
Academic Integrity: The University of Idaho has a strict policy concerning academic integrity. This policy is outlined in the student code of conduct and can be found at University of Idaho Student Code of Conduct. This policy will be enforced. Violations of this policy such as academic dishonesty will result in failure of the course with no exceptions.
Important URL Links: http://www.avs.uidaho.edu/courses.htm - AVS 471 Web page http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C22.html - Disease links by species - Pfizer Animal Health http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp - Online Merck Manual http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahps/ - National Center for Animal Health Programs http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/animaldisease/ -Nebraska Publications - Pig Diseases and Management http://ruralvets.com/membership.html - Academia of Rural Veterinarians http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/courses-jmgay/ - Production Medicine Links
Policy on Absenteeism: As students you are investing significant resources in time and money for the opportunity to learn in a University environment. It has been said that, “The world is run by those who bother to show up”. Your attendance in this course is voluntary and will not be monitored. It has been the experience of many that academic success or failure is directly related to class attendance. Class time begins at 9:00 AM. Habitual tardiness will not be tolerated.
A justifiable excuse will be necessary to alter the exam or quiz schedules. In the advent of a conflict it is up to the student to make arrangements with the instructor to alter the designated examination schedule.
Special Projects:
Arguably one of the most important skills you’ll learn at the University of Idaho is the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. The special project portion of this course will give you the opportunity to work on this valuable skill. Each class will begin with a short student presentation. The format of this will be detailed to you on the first day of the class.
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