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VET631: Wildlife Medicine

Provides basic skills necessary to deal with sick and injured wild fauna, including wildlife cases which could be presented for examination and treatment to veterinarians in private practice. Covers appropriate methods of physical and chemical restraint; diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and injuries; zoonoses; and nutrition and husbandry associated with management of wild fauna in captivity. Enables students to select some of the study modules from a range of topics relevant for veterinarians working with wildlife and zoo animals.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external

Contact Time

Workshops and/or online discussion as required.

Prerequisites

Enrolment in Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine, Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Conservation Medicine or permission of the Program Chair.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Notes

Enrolment in this unit in the internal mode is subject to approval by the Program Chair.

School

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Unit Coordinator

Dr Kristin Warren

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer
  • E-mail:
K.Warren@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Room 1.098
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2647
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Kristin Warren
Senior Lecturer
(K.Warren@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 2647 Murdoch Campus
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Room 1.098
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
MURDOCH S1: External
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)