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School: Colorado State University Division of Continuing Education
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West Nile Virus in Horses
Course Format: Online
This course is a summary of information about West Nile Virus with an emphasis on equine patients. West Nile Virus has been very costly to the equine industry with an associated case fatality rate of approximately 30%. The virus has been identified in nearly every state in the U.S. and it is critical that veterinary practitioners who care for equids be able to recognize the clinical signs, ...
 

Bovine Lameness
Course Format: Online
This course covers the fundamentals of bovine lameness, including its diagnosis and treatment. After completing this course, you will be able to: Generate a list of diseases that cause lameness with and without digital swelling. Generate a treatment protocol for ranch or dairy personnel for initial treatment of lame cattle.
 

Poisonous Plants: Toxic House Plants
Course Format: Online
Many house and garden plants are potentially toxic to dogs and cats that have access to them in their environment. The most important toxic house plants and the clinical signs they produce in dogs and cats are discussed. After completing this course, you will be able to: Recognize the most toxic plants in the American household that can be hazardous to dogs and cats. Recognize the c...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Affecting the Urinary and Hemic-Lymphatic Systems
Course Format: Online
In the first half of this course, you will become familiar with the important oxalate-containing plants that cause kidney disease in animals. Oak poisoning is also discussed. After completing this section, you will be able to: Recognize common plants that contain significant quantities of oxalates. Understand how plant oxalates produce disease in animals. Understand the pathogenesis o...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Affecting the Digestive System
Course Format: Online
Plants and their toxins that cause digestive diseases in livestock and horses are discussed in this course. As there is a wide variety of plants affecting the digestive system, they will be grouped by the clinical signs they cause: plants causing excessive salivation, vomiting, bloat, colic and diarrhea. After completing this course, you will be able to: Recognize the plants that cause...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Affecting the Reproductive System
Course Format: Online
The important plants and their toxins capable of causing abortions, congenital abnormalities and reproductive failure in horses and livestock are all reviewed. After completing this course, you will be able to: Recognize those common plants associated with reproductive failure. Associate teratogenic defects with specific plants. Recommend management strategies to prevent plant ind...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Affecting the Nervous System
Course Format: Online
In this course the important neurotoxic plants capable of causing a variety of neurological problems in animals are discussed. Plant recognition, the principle plant toxin and the clinical signs produced by the neurotoxic plants are all covered. After completing this course, you will be able to: Recognize "locoweeds", their distribution and the clinical syndromes in livestock...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Affecting the Integumentary System
Course Format: Online
This course will enable you to recognize the signs of photodermatitis associated with a variety of plants. Emphasis is given to plants that cause primary and secondary photosensitization in animals. The pathogenesis of plant induced photosensitization, and the diagnosis and treatment of the problem are all discussed. After completing this course, you will be able to: Recognize the signs...
 

Poisonous Plants: Plants Causing Sudden Death
Course Format: Online
Plants associated with the sudden death of livestock are presented in this course. Emphasis is placed on the common plants in North America associated with cyanide and nitrate poisoning, as well as those plants that contain highly toxic alkaloids that often cause mortality in livestock species. The plant toxin, clinical signs and the treatment for each plant toxicity are all presented. Afte...
 

School: Carroll Community College
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Veterinary Assistant (Certificate)
Course Format: Online
Do you love animals? Have you ever thought about a career as a veterinary assistant? This course, taught by a practicing veterinarian and college instructor, will give you the information you need to prepare for work in veterinary hospitals. What vaccinations do cats and dogs really need and how often should they be given? What is the best way to control fleas? What do you do if your dog has...
 

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