If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the management and maintenance of the veterinary hospital laboratory
- Explain the basic principles of the immune system including anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Explain serological principles utilized as diagnostic methods in veterinary medicine including ELISA
and RIA
- Perform serological techniques using in-hospital test kits currently available
- Describe special procedures for collection, storage and shipment of serological samples
- Explain the principles of clinical chemistry testing involving colorimetry and photometry
- Perform common tests used to evaluate organs employing function tests and enzymology
- Adequately operate various types of clinical chemistry instruments and demonstrate the routine care
of the instruments