If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of handling and sampling techniques in veterinary cytology. Emphasis will be on tissue aspirates and fluids, airway washings, joint fluids, bone marrow, vaginal smears, and semen evaluation
- Identify normal and abnormal cells in the above samples
- Perform basic laboratory testing on those samples (e.g., SpGr, total protein, cell counts, viscosity, etc.)
- Perform a complete necropsy including sampling, collection, storage and shipment as well as handling of rabies suspects
- Perform common diagnostic techniques for the identification of parasites
- Identify the ova and adult of the common parasites of domestic animals
- Describe life cycles, pathology, and public health significance of the common parasites of domestic animals