Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Undergraduate Courses
VLAC 210.5 — 55L-56P over Q1,2,&3
Animal Management and Production I
Provides a basic foundation of knowledge in the behaviour,
husbandry, nutrition and breeding of the common animal species,
featuring the veterinary aspects of various animal industries and the
contemporary role of the veterinarian in servicing them. Concepts of
herd management, health and production interactions, and the makeup of
various animal industries will be emphasized for the various species
groups. Laboratory exercises will emphasize hands-on experience in
animal handling and restraint, and field trips to production
facilities. Laboratories will also involve production data analysis,
feed evaluations, and exercises relating to genetics of animal breeding.
Formerly: VLAC 200.5
Restriction(s): Admitted to Year 1 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 310.3 — 38L over Q3&4Animal Management and Production II
Provides a basic foundation of knowledge in the behaviour,
husbandry, nutrition and breeding of the common animal species,
featuring the veterinary aspects of the various animal industries and
the contemporary role of the veterinarian in servicing them. Concepts
of herd management, health and production interactions, and the makeup
of various animal industries will be emphasized for the various species
groups.
Formerly: VLAC 300.5
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 1 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 320.2 — 32L over Q1&2Evidence based Medicine
Students will learn how to apply the concepts of evidence-based
medicine to veterinary practice. The course provides students with the
basic skills necessary to evaluate the scientific literature with
emphasis on clinical trials, choose diagnostic tests and interpret the
results, and investigate and control outbreaks of disease. In-class
exercises will provide students with practical experiences for each of
these core objectives.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 1 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 411.3 — Q3(3L)Diseases of Livestock
Provides an overview of animal disease principles in which disease
mechanisms, body response to disease, diagnosis, control and prevention
are emphasized. Special attention is given to infectious diseases of
cattle that are of economic importance to the Saskatchewan livestock
industry.
Restriction(s): Enrolment in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.
VLAC 431.2 — 24L over Q4Zoonotic Diseases
Will introduce students to concepts and principles of zoonoses via
examples of zoonotic diseases. Presentation of diseases will emphasize
their importance to human health, their effects on domestic animals,
importance of wildlife reservoirs, surveillance and methods for control
and prevention. The course will be a mixture of lectures and in-class
discussion based on assigned readings. Focus will be on diseases of
Canadian importance but some discussion of international diseases will
occur.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 433.2 — 24L over Q4Equine Medicine
A series of lectures dealing with medical diseases of horses.
Emphasis is placed on conditions and/or aspects of diseases not covered
in the equine medicine and surgery core course.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 437.2 — 24S over Q4Advanced Bovine Ruminant Medicine
Designed to examine the bovine health issues raised in the food
animal medicine course and to examine them in much greater detail.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the control of the diseases at
the herd level.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 439.2 — 16L-8P over Q3Swine Production Medicine
Will expand the student's knowledge of swine diseases, with
particular emphasis on clinical expression, the age group affected,
differential diagnosis, control and prevention. A case oriented,
comparative approach will be used, and the content will build on
material presented in the core. The elective will also enhance the
student's understanding of nutrition, reproduction, farm records,
pigflow, ventilation, meat production, and farm economics through
lecture and laboratory sessions.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 441.2 — 24P over Q4Clinical Procedures in Bovine Practice
Designed to provide practical training to veterinary students in procedures and techniques that are required in bovine practice.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 443.2 — 24L over Q3Animal Welfare
Examines the history, current issues and challenges of the animal
welfare movement, and the role of the veterinarian in addressing animal
welfare issues. Major topics include domestic and foreign policy,
veterinary position statements, auditing, research and assessment of
animal welfare for animals used for food, companionship, research,
sport and wildlife.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 445.2 — 18L-6P over Q3Advanced Equine Reproduction
Course covers information and training on use of transabdominal and
transrectal ultrasonography for mare management, and diagnosis of
reproductive problems. Topics include stallion physiology,
spermatogenesis, semen collection, and breeding management. Hands-on
laboratory includes in-depth use of ultrasonography, AI, cytology,
culture, uterine treatment and biopsy techniques in the mare, and semen
collection, analysis and processing in stallions.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 447.2 — 24L over Q4Sustainable Development Social Political Cultural Economic and Environmental Pressures on Ecosystems
Comprehensive overview of pressures on world ecosystems, focusing mainly on developing countries.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 449.2 — 16L-8P over Q4Beef Industry Elective
This elective course is designed to provide veterinary students who
have an interest in food supply veterinary medicine with a broad
background to the structure, organization, and economics of the beef
industry. Labs and lectures will focus on preventive medicine, records,
economics, and nutrition.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 451.1 — 15P over Q3Advanced Bovine Palpation Lab
Designed to improve the palpation skills beyond that which was
obtained in the Core course. In addition, students will obtain
experience performing vaginoscopy, transrectal ultrasonography of the
bovine reproductive tract, and artificial insemination techniques.
There will also be the opportunity to apply knowledge related to such
things as estrous cycle manipulation, treatment of cystic ovarian
disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of endometritis.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program
VLAC 462.5 — 60L-18P over Q1&2Equine Medicine and Surgery
A series of lectures and laboratories dealing with medical,
surgical, and peripartum reproductive diseases of horses. In lectures,
emphasis is placed on clinical signs, pathophysiology, diagnosis,
management and treatment of common diseases, conditions and injuries of
horses in western Canada. Laboratories complement lectures in providing
instruction and practice of important clinical examination and
diagnostic techniques.
Formerly: Part of VLAC 452.2 and VLAC 472.4.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 470.4 — 60L-48P over Q1,2&3Veterinary Theriogenology
Covers the normal reproductive patterns of domestic animals, the
causes of lowered reproductive efficiency, and management of
reproductive problems of individual animals and herds. Laboratories are
designed to enhance understanding of these aspects of theriogenology
and to develop clinical skills including male and female breeding
soundness evaluation, obstetrical management, and the diagnosis and
treatment of reproductive diseases.
Formerly: VLAC 460.5.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
VLAC 482.5 — 64L-24P over Q1&2Food Animal Production Medicine
A series of lectures that deal with the specific diseases of
domestic agricultural animals (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and
poultry). Emphasizes the etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical
and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and control of the common
diseases which occur in domestic farm animals. Some lectures deal with
the important exotic diseases that are potential threats to the
livestock industry.
Formerly: Part of VLAC 452.2 and VLAC 472.4.
Restriction(s): Successful completion of Year 2 of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
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