Students will be involved in the planning, preparation, and coaching of the Bay State Livestock Classic. This is an annual department event open to the public. Students will chair planning committees or coach species groups.

The grooming and showing of cattle, sheep and goats are taught through hands-on experience and presentation of the animals in a show organized by the students each spring. The show is open to the public and is held at the Hadley Farm. Previous experience preferred.

This course focuses on clinical skills and veterinary nursing procedures. Laboratory experiences include working with a team, physical examinations, parenteral medication administration, venipuncture, and other clinical nursing skills. Medical terminology will be reinforced.

This course focuses on clinical skills and veterinary nursing procedures. Laboratory experiences include working with a team, physical examinations, parenteral medication administration, venipuncture, and other clinical nursing skills. Medical terminology will be reinforced.

This course is an introduction to clinical veterinary medicine for veterinary technologists. Veterinary nursing procedures and teamwork will be thoroughly discussed. Lecture topics include but are not limited to: animal behavior and training, nutrition, animal diseases, dentistry, physical therapy, preventive health care and immunity, toxicology, and emergency and critical care, and client education/communication. Medical terminology will be reinforced.

The student is introduced to five common domestic large animal species in the context of a lab course. Emphasis is placed on anatomy, restraint, physical examination, nursing care, diagnostic techniques, reproduction, and common diseases.

The student is introduced to five common domestic large animal species. Emphasis is placed on anatomy, restraint, physical examination, nursing care, diagnostic techniques, reproduction, and common diseases.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of animal agriculture with a focus on management practices related to the health, husbandry, feeding, breeding, and marketing of beef and dairy cattle, small ruminants, swine, poultry, horses, and alternative agricultural species. This will be accomplished through lectures and hands-on experiences during laboratories, barn chores, and lambing watch. During some laboratories, students will interact with live animals in demonstrations and for animal handling practice.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of animal agriculture with a focus on management practices related to the health, husbandry, feeding, breeding, and marketing of beef and dairy cattle, small ruminants, swine, poultry, horses, and alternative agricultural species. This will be accomplished through lectures and hands-on experiences during laboratories, barn chores, and lambing watch. During some laboratories, students will interact with live animals in demonstrations and for animal handling practice.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of animal agriculture with a focus on management practices related to the health, husbandry, feeding, breeding, and marketing of beef and dairy cattle, small ruminants, swine, poultry, horses, and alternative agricultural species. This will be accomplished through lectures and hands-on experiences during laboratories, barn chores, and lambing watch. During some laboratories, students will interact with live animals in demonstrations and for animal handling practice.