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Health and Husbandry 5.0

Lectures from the Health and Husbandry Course will be found here.

The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare

Learning Objectives Define Animal Welfare Understand the History and Significance of Five Freedoms Understand how to use a guide to...

Disinfection – the Basics

Objectives Cleaning Primary Enclosures Cleaning - removes debri, dust, grease, etc.. Sanitization of primary enclosures and food and water receptacles...

Climate Control

Objectives What is Climate Control? Climate control refers to the artificial control of temperature, humidity, and air movement. The Basics...

Kennel Design Considerations

Lighting Facilities should be designed to offer as much natural light as possible. When artificial light is used, it should...

In-Home Boarding Considerations

Objective Overview Kennels Confinement in kennels can be stressful for some dogs who are not accustomed to the experience. Dogs...

Internal Parasites

Learning Objectives Please consult a veterinarian before using any medications for the treatment or prevention of parasites. Unit 1: Intestinal...

Introduction to External Parasites

Learning Objectives A parasite is any species or organism that benefits from a host by obtaining nourishment while living inside...

A Better Understanding of Vaccination

Module 6: Vaccination Learning Objectives What are Bacteria & Viruses? Bacteria Bacteria are prokaryotes—single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus. They...

A Better Intro to Dog Nutrition

Learning Objectives Mainly considered to be carnivores, dogs have adapted and evolved to become omnivores. Dogs, wild and domesticated, have...

Dental Care and Considerations

Learning Objectives Teeth Dental formula – the number and types of teeth that should be found in a normal mouth...

Effects of Neutering

Learning Objectives Introduction Desexing is any procedure that reduces a dog's fertility, typically by removing the testes or ovaries surgically—also...

Behavior Altering Conditions

Learning Objectives Why the Health Layer for FSDT? The health layer is low in our foundation plans because it can...

Introduction to Grooming

Objectives Why understand basic grooming? Why do dogs have problems with grooming, even with reasonably skilled groomers? Grooming Tools to...