In this course, students will participate in all aspects of managing a meat goat herd, including nutritional management, health management, pregnancy, neonatal care and marketing.

This course provides exposure to the beef cattle production cycle in the winter-spring with hands-on experience. An emphasis is placed on understanding cattle behavior and practicing ?sound stockmanship.?

Students enrolled in this course will participate in all aspects of managing a sheep flock, including nutritional management, health management, pregnancy, neonatal care and marketing.

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.