Animal Science 345 - Exotic Animal Medicine

This course is designed to focus on the most common exotic animals kept as pets. Anatomical and physiological differences between exotic animal pets and other domestic animals will be discussed. Principles of husbandry, handling and clinical techniques will be covered. Review of common diseases and the types of treatment of those common diseases will be covered. Laws governing the ownership of exotic animal pets will be discussed.

Open to BS-ANIMLSCI, BS-PREVET, and BS-VET-TECH students. ANIMLSCI 101 & 105 This section is held in Amherst. If you cannot enroll, contact instructor at dpyoung@umass.edu