217. Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests (2)
Lecture/discussion--1.7 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Topics include sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, Bayes' Theorem, RDC curves, measuring agreement between tests, series and parallel testing strategies. Emphasis on rational interpretation and presentation of test results for individuals and aggregates. Offered in alternate years.--(III.) Gardner

255. Animal Health Economics (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Basic concepts of microeconomics (production and cost functions, firm decision making, and the market place) as they relate to animal health are considered. Application of economic decision making techniques which may be used in veterinary medicine are also presented.--III. (III.) Carpenter

294B. Conservation Biology and Veterinary Medicine (1)
Seminar--1 hour. Discussion of current topics in conservation biology as they relate to veterinary medicine; the emphasis is on wildlife. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--II. (II.) Mazet

298. Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: student in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Group study in selected areas of the clinical sciences. (S/U grading only.)

299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)

Professional Course

397T. Tutoring in Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology (1-5)
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours; discussion--2 hours. For graduate or professional students who desire teaching experience, but are not teaching assistants. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)

Professional Courses

401. Small Animal Clinics (1.5 per week)
Laboratory--50 hours total. Prerequisite: professional standing, resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. Resident responsible for diagnoses, medical and surgical treatment of animals in the wards and outpatient clinic, including history taking, physical examinations, laboratory tests, special diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and consultations, under the direction of the senior staff. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

402. Large Animal Medicine (1.5 per week)
Laboratory--50 hours total. Prerequisite: professional standing, resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. Residents responsible for the medical care of patients in the VM Teaching Hospital and outpatient clinics under the direction of the senior staff of the hospital. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

403. Small Animal Medicine (1.5 per week)
Laboratory--50 hours total. Prerequisite: professional standing, resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. Residents responsible for the medical care of animals in the wards and outpatient clinic including physical examinations, history taking, laboratory tests, and consultations under the supervision of the senior staff. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

410. Husbandry, Feeding and Management of Captive Animals (2)
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Management and husbandry dynamics for preventative health programs in zoos, aquaria, vivaria, and other environments for exotic pets and wild animals.--II. (II.) Brooks

411. Laboratory Animal Medicine (2)
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive methods for diseases of rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and certain related laboratory rodents will be presented to serve the needs of clinical and research veterinarians. Lecture demonstrations with subject species will be provided.--II. (II.) Brooks

412. Laboratory Animal Medicine (2)
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Prevention, diagnosis and therapy of medical problems in rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats and other laboratory species. Emphasis will be placed on animal colony health management technique, and concepts of preventive disease needed by veterinarians in charge of research facilities.--III. (III.) Brooks

413. Medical Primatology (2)
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Major diseases, medical management and husbandry of captive non-human primates. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Roberts

414. Applications of Epidemiologic Methods to Herd Health (3)
Lecture/discussion--2 hours; fieldwork--2 hours. Prerequisite: Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine 405 and 406 or the equivalents or consent of instructor. Epidemiologic applications to health and production problems in animal populations. Topics include test enterpretation, decision-tree analysis, time trend analysis, disease reporting, investigation of chronic diseases, microcomputer programs for herd health.--III. (III.) Gardner

415. Management and Diseases of Captive Wildlife (2)
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Defining the role of the veterinarian in the health care and management of captive wildlife species in both private and zoological collections. Lectures concentrate on nondomestic mammalian species, stressing a preventive medical approach, including management of captive environment, infectious and non-infectious disease, anesthesiology, diagnostic techniques/approaches.--II. (II.) Phillips

416. Fish Medicine (2.1)
Lecture--18 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Etiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of fish. Preventative management of diseases in aquaculture and aquaria. Field trips, if interest and time allows.--III. (III.) Hedrick

417. Companion Avian Medicine (2)
Lecture--20 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Diseases, diagnostics, medical management and surgery of psittacine species. Avian nutrition, husbandry, and management.--II. (II.) Tell

421. Veterinary Dermatology (0.75 per week)
Laboratory--25 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. Residents are responsible for patient care in the hospital and outpatient clinic including history taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic procedures under the direction of the staff dermatologist. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Ihrke

423. Pulmonary Diseases (0.75 per week)
Laboratory--25 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing intern in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. New and advanced techniques for the detection and characterization of respiratory and cardiac diseases in animals demonstrated and discussed. Interns assist in assessment of respiratory dysfunction of patients and correlation of the dysfunction and clinical signs. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Kittleson

425. Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (0.75 per week)
Laboratory--25 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing, resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, or consent of instructor. Residents responsible for assisting in handling and treatment of clinic cases and for learning the techniques of manual and chemical restraint of a wide variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish. Medication problems, anesthetic techniques, and surgical procedures will be discussed and practiced. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Phillips

428. Food Animal Surgery (1.6)
Lecture--16 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine. Selected topics in surgical diseases of food animals covered in detail. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Smith

428L. Food Animal Surgery Laboratory (0.8)
Laboratory--8 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine; course 428 (concurrently). Representative surgeries of food animals performed by groups of students. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Smith

429A. Herd Health Management of Beef, Cattle, Swine, Sheep, and Goats (4)
Lecture--40 hours. Prerequisite: third-year standing in School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Practical systems for delivering veterinary service to

feedlot, cow-calf, stocker, swine, sheep, and goat production units are considered, with emphasis on prevention and control of disease.--II. (II.) Gardner

430. Raptor Medicine and Rehabilitation (2)
Lecture--2 hours. Biology, behavior, parasites, diseases, toxins, iatropenic conditions, diagnostics, treatments, nursing, housing, nutrition, rehabilitation and release techniques for eggs, orphans and adult native California raptors.--III. (III.) Brooks

432A-432B-432C. Raptor Clinics (1-1-1)
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: students in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Serves as student treatment crew for the Raptor Center, providing hands-on experience with handling, restraint and treatment for ill and injured birds of prey with the goal of rehabilitation and release back into their native habitat. (S/U grading only.)--I-II-III. (I-II-III.) Brooks

446. Small Animal Reproduction (1)
Lecture--7 hours; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--2 three-hour sessions. Prerequisite: second year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Approved for graduate degree credit. Provides a complete description (history, physical examination, laboratory abnormalities, etc.) of the common abnormalities associated with the genital tract of male and female dogs and cats.--III. (III.) Feldman

448A. Small Animal Medicine­Level I (6)
Lecture--5 hours (for 12 weeks). Prerequisite: Veterinary Medicine 447. Fundamental principles, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and therapeutic approaches to the medical diseases of dogs and cats. Course is a core option for the professional veterinary curriculum and preparatory for advanced courses in small animal medical diagnoses and therapeutics.--I. (I.) Marks

448B. Small Animal Medicine--Level II (5.3)
Lecture--29 sessions; discussion--19 sessions; laboratory--5 sessions. Prerequisite: Veterinary Medicine 447 and course 448A. Medical diseases of the dog and cat. Differential diagnosis of common "signs and symptoms" in small animal veterinary practice. Emphasis on integration of the systemic organ systems approach to medical diagnosis.--II. (II.) Ihrke

449A. Large Animal Medicine­Level I (6.1)
Lecture--5 hours (for 12 weeks); laboratory--3 hours (for 2 weeks). Prerequisite: Veterinary Medicine 447. Instruction in the etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, prevention, and control of important infectious and non-infectious diseases of food animals and horses. A problem-based approach to differential diagnosis will be emphasized.--I. (I.) Wilson

449B. Level II Advanced Equine Medicine (4.9)
Lecture--49 hours total. Prerequisite: course 449A. Instruction in the medical aspects of equine practice including large and small farm management practices, sports medicine principles and applications, perinatology and neonatology, and the etiology, epidemiology and control of various infectious and non-infectious conditions of the equine.--II. (II.) Madigan

449L. Level II Advanced Equine Medicine Laboratory (0.6)
Laboratory--6 sessions. Prerequisite: course 449A, course 449B concurrently. Clinical presentation and instruction in treatment of the medical aspects of equine practice. (S/U grading only.)--II. (II.) Carlson

450. Small Animal Clinical Immunology (2.2)
Lecture--16 hours; laboratory--6 sessions. Prerequisite: basic immunology. Comprehensive discussion of the basic mechanisms of immunologic diseases in animals and description of common immunologic diseases, including clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment. Emphasis on small animals and analogous disorders of humans. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Pedersen

454. International Veterinary Medicine Baja California Fieldwork (2)
Fieldwork--40 hours. Students in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Livestock diseases responsible for limiting trade across the U.S./Mexico border, how knowledge is extended to ranchers, and how veterinarians are educated in Mexico. Offered during Spring break. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Hird

460. Equine Behavior and Natural Concepts of Horsemanship (1)
Lecture/laboratory--1 hour. Each session begins with orientation for day and practical equine handling methods follow, emphasizing horse's behavior and recognizing horse's natural reactions to painful, threatening or frightening stimuli. (S/U grading only.)--II. (II.) Spier

481A-481B-481C. Clinic Rounds (1-1-1)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: first- or second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Discussion of selected small and large animal cases from the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital. May be repeated once for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I-II-III. (I-II-III.) Ling, Smith

486A. Equine Clinical Neonatology (1)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Discussion of methods of equine neonatal intensive care and disease pathophysiology in a case format. (S/U grading only.)--II. (II.) Madigan

486B. Equine Clinical Neonatology (1)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: first-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Discussion of methods of equine neonatal intensive care and disease pathophysiology in a case format. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Madigan

487. Comparative Bio-Medical: Form and Function (2)
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: first- or second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine or consent of instructor. Introduction and basic prerequisite for Zoological Medicine courses, involving comparative biology recommended concepts for nontraditional animal species or alternative pets, zoos, rehabilitation centers, aquaculture, laboratory animals, and non-human primates. (S/U grading only.)--III. (III.) Roberts

488. Nondomestic Pet Animal Medicine (2)
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: second-year standing in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Discussion of practical medical and surgical management of common spontaneous and infectious diseases of nondomestic pets.--III. (III.) Phillips

491. Small Animal Grand Rounds (0.5)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: professional standing, intern or resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital or consent of instructor. Residents take an active part in the presentation and discussion of selected cases from the small animal clinic. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

492. Large Animal Grand Rounds (0.5)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: professional standing resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital or consent of instructor. Residents take an active part in the presentation and discussion of selected cases from the large animal and ambulatory clinics. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

493. Seminar In Veterinary Medicine (1)
Seminar--2 hours. Prerequisite: professional standing; resident in Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Seminars given by the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine in topics relating directly to the practice of clinical medicine and surgery. Residents will assist in the presentation of seminar material. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)