1. Utilizing Industry Partnerships and Online Resources

2.  Animal Medical Clinic of Loudon County  Lenoir City Animal Clinic  UT Vet School  Lake Loudon Veterinary Clinic  Knoxville Zoo  Wampler’s  Loudon County Animal Shelter  Young Williams Animal Shelter  East TN Livestock Center

3.  Clinic Tour  Dissection Lab  Physical Exams for dogs and cats  Microscope Lab – Parasites

4.  Local veterinarian conducts a dissection lab at her clinic to discuss anatomy.  Species obtained from local animal shelter. (Animals used were scheduled to be put down)

6.  One of the vets from Animal Medical Clinic of Loudon County came to school to conduct physical exams.  She showed the students how to check vital signs and how to determine the body condition score for dogs and cats.

8.  Local Vet conducts microscope parasite lab with students.  Shows slides of various parasites, discusses how parasites are spread, and treatment and prevention.

9.  Local animal shelter and veterinarian let students observe spay and neuter surgeries.

10.  Students are given a tour of the UT Vet school.  They were given information on application and admission procedures.

11.  Behind the scenes tour of the clinic  Students talk to the veterinary technicians on staff about daily tasks they perform.  Veterinary technicians give the students information about animals they are treating so the students can look for those animals when touring the zoo.

12.  Lake Loudon Veterinarian did class lectures on small ruminant animals.  She brought a goat and a llama for the students to conduct physical exams on to the school.

13.  The veterinarian that owns Lake Loudon Veterinary Clinic let the students come out to her farm to perform various tasks on horses.  She taught the students how to check vitals, perform a lameness test, take a blood sample, float teeth, and trim hooves.

15.  Students were allowed to tour the processing plant beginning with the holding pen.  The design and layout of the kill floor was also explained to the students.  Students were shown what the responsibility of a veterinarian is in a processing plant.

16.  Students were able to tour the shelter.  The quarantine and adoption process was explained to the students.  Students observed multiple spay and neuter surgeries.

17.  Students observed a local veterinarian conduct pregnancy checks for a cow sale.  Students were taught how to age the cattle.

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