MCCCD Program Description

Animal Care Skills II

Course: VET140

First Term: 2020 Fall

Laboratory 2.0 Credit(s) 2.0 Period(s) 0.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: P = 0.04 Load per credit per student

Description: Practical application of animal care skills and principles of animal care and management using techniques and knowledge learned in the veterinary technology classes. Students expand their animal care knowledge, skills and abilities to include skills needed to be successful in clinical internships.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate professional behavior in all duties during animal care. (I) 2. Perform standard operating procedures for animal care. (I, III) 3. Demonstrate appropriate medical record keeping in accordance with state and federal regulations. (II) 4. Perform standard operating procedures for veterinary facilities care. (II, III) 5. Apply knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology to animal care duties. (III) 6. Demonstrate low stress handling techniques for dogs, cats, rodents, rabbits and ruminants. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Animal care standard operating procedures A. Orientation to lab, animal care facilities B. Routine animal care and husbandry requirements 1. Dogs 2. Cats 3. Rabbits 4. Rats 5. Ruminants C. Professional behavior II. Facility maintenance A. Principles of disinfection B. Inventory management C. Record keeping D. USDA regulations E. Care and safe use of cleaning equipment III. Daily veterinary care of the teaching animal colony A. Apply knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology B. Performance of animal care according to standard practices C. Medical communication with peers and supervisors D. Working as a team to complete task IV. Applying basic principles of animal behavior A. Basic principles of animal behavior B. Low stress handling techniques for dogs and cats C. Low stress handling of rodents and rabbits D. Low stress handling of ruminants

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 10, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.