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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

VCS 64900 - Understanding The Response


Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course outlining current state and national protocols for responding to disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, and natural disasters that affect our animal population. Course content covers response plans for each situation and timetables and standard operating procedures for each response plan. Responsible personnel, their jobs, and their contact information will be identified. The role of the veterinarian in each type of response will be detailed. In addition, laboratory modules in which students become trained in the National Response Plan are required. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.