I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Principles of Animal Health

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ANSI 2102

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

7. Other Prerequisites
ANSI 1100 Introduction to Animal Science recommended

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Ag 216 Livestock Health and Disease   3 credits
Butler Community College El Dorado Kansas

ANSC 165 Animal Health   3 credits
University of Hawaii

ANSC 2300 Animal Health & Disease 4 credits (includes lab)
Northland Community and Technical College

III. Course Purpose

Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

This course will be required curriculum for a Certificate in Animal Science which is currently under development.

If created, this course will be listed as an option for students to choose from for the technical credits required for the Agricultural Science A.S. degree. 

Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Technical Elective

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• List the major causative agents of disease and describe one common disease associated with each agent;
• List and describe the main methods of disease transmission;
• Explain how nutrition, sanitation and housing affect animal health;
• Define Biosecurity and give examples of how it is employed with each of the major species of domestic animals;
• Differentiate between innate and acquired and humoral and cellular immunity;
• Explain the process of immunization and how vaccines work to protect against disease;
• List the core vaccines recommended for the major domestic animal species, and explain what each protects against;
• List the health conditions of domestic animals that can be identified through use of genetic testing;
• Explain how to identify an animal that does not appear healthy;
• Discuss the principles of drug therapy and use of: antibiotics, antivirals, hormones;
• List and describe the major disease processes that take place in the digestive, reproductive, respiratory, nervous, endocrine cardiovascular, and urinary systems;
• List and describe the major disease processes common to each of the main species of domestic animals that owners/producers should be aware of;
• List and describe the common toxic plants, chemicals and human medications that cause disease in domestic animals;
• Define the term zoonosis and give examples of zoonosis that humans can share with each of the major animal species;
• List the major internal and external parasites common to each of the major domestic animal species; and
• Develop a parasite treatment/prevention plan for each of the major species of domestic animals.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

PART 1: INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW OF DISEASE and PREVENTION

1. The Nature of Disease
2. Causative Agents of Disease
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Prions
• Fungi
• Parasites
3. Methods of Transmission
• Mucus Membranes
• Fecal/Oral
• Transdermal
• Injection/Puncture
• Fomites
• Arthropod Vectors
4. Principles of Prevention of Disease
• Nutrition and Animal Health 
• Sanitation and Disease Control
• Disinfection and Disinfectants
• Quarantine in Disease Control
• Animal Housing and Health
• Basic Husbandry Practices
• Biosecurity
5. Body Defense Systems
• Basic Immunology - immune organs and cells
• Innate and Acquired Immunity
• Humoral and Cellular Immunity
• Vaccination and Immunization
6. Hereditary Factors and Abnormalities
• Genetic Testing
• Documented Abnormalities

PART 2: DISEASE DETECTION and TREATMENT

1. Signs of Ill Health
• Diagnosis
• Treatment options – Western, Alternative
2. Principles of Drug Therapy
• Antibiotics
• Antivirals
• Anthelmintics
• Hormones

PART 3: DISEASES/DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEMS OF THE ANIMAL BODY 

1. The Digestive System
2. The Reproductive System
3. The Respiratory System
4. The Circulatory System
5. The Nervous System
6. The Endocrine System
7. The Urinary System

 PART 4: MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

1. Generalized Diseases
• Tetanus
• Lyme disease and Co-infections
• TB
2. Metabolic and Deficiency Diseases
• Milk Fever
• Pregnancy toxemia
• Nutrition Imbalances
3. Localized Diseases of the Skin and Extremities
• Fungal – ringworm, rain rot, scratches
• Viral – sarcoids, warts
• Bacterial – abscesses, secondary infections, hoof rot
• Parasitic – demodex, mange
4. Plant and Chemical Poisonings
• Toxic Plants
• Household and Farm Chemicals
• Human Drugs
5. Zoonoses
• Public Health – anthrax, rabies
• Food Safety – Salmonella, coli, Listeria

PART 5: PARASITOLOGY

1. Introduction to Parasitology 
2. Parasites and Their Control
1. Internal Parasites
2. External Parasites
3. Control and Treatment Options