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VCS 80616 - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition


Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this course is to provide the fundamentals of nutrient assessment while discussing nutritional modification in the management of disease. At the completion of this course, the veterinary student should be proficient in recognizing a nutrition-related problem in a clinical patient, conducting a thorough nutritional assessment, and constructing appropriate nutritional strategies for both the pet and client. The veterinary student will achieve an understanding of clinical nutrition that can be applied to the contemporary practice of veterinary medicine. Typically offered Spring Summer.