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Online Learning Material (and general information)
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All reading is here for 10/10, not BS
I will not add new learning material for 10/10 (with one exception).
In a lttle while I will add some suggestions for Q6 which only involves the rabies material.
But to show you how timely this material is, view this new required link:
Bats
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Because many students will not be in class on 10/1 due to their attendance
at the Ag Career Fair, we will have an online class right here instead of in CRTN 1011.
"Everything you wanted to know about Rabies, but were afraid to ask"
Rabies-1
Rabies-2
Rabies-3
Rabies-4 (video)
Rabies-5 Caution-a man dies on screen (there is no audio)
(an Army training film Rod saw in a virology course)
Don't watch if such things bother you, I will give oral summary in class.
Rabies-6
Rabies-7
Rabies-8
Since I included many links,
please consider this the combined learning material for both 10/1 and 10/3.
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All reading is here for 9/26, not BS
Canine Lyme Disease
Equine Colic (pptx)
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Please remember that due to the Ag Career Fair, we will
have a virtual online class for 10/1.
And also remember to submit a sloppy copy of your MP4-1
to BS by 11:59p on 10/2 (this will count as Q5)
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All reading is here for 9/19, not BS
The main topic is Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome
MRLS-1
MRLS-2
MRLS-3 (a video made by Rod's past student)
MRLS-4
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9/4/2024
Thanks for the enjoyable class meeting yesterday.
We discussed:
The Temperature/Humidity Index, The TNZ, Ambient Temperature
LCT and UCT (lactating dairy cows and piglets), BMR,
hyperthermia, hypothermia, -40F = -40C, homeotherms,
Zebu Cattle vs Bos taurus cattle,
Gastric Ulcers, HCl, dogma
Synchronized death of livestock-usually caused by toxins/toxicants
70 rodeo horses killed last week by ingesting Monensin
Feed Mill management/safety procedures/cross-contamination
Since I forgot to remind you to take a picture of yesterday's quiz
before you handed it in, here are the quiz questions in case you
want to review them before we take another quiz (hint...quiz questions
are sometimes recycled):
**The letters mpox stands for:
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**Describe the function of lymph nodes and indicate why they
become “swollen”.
**List 2 obstacles encountered when distributing vaccines in
Africa:
**________________diseases are infectious
diseases that can move from an animal to a human.
**Define the term asymptomatically
**What does this acronym stand for……….H.P.A.I…..?
**What advantage do Zebu cattle have over Bos taurus breeds?
**Why should animals be kept within their TNZ?
**Define hyperthermia.
What topic have you selected for your first MP4 video.....?????
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8/29/2024
More than 40 horses dead in OK due to contaminated feed.
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8/27/2024
The below links lead to Today's CyberClass (posted today, instead of 8/29)
Thermo1--Read pages 1 thru 20 in the book
(you will need to log into the PU Library when page appears)
(It is copyrighted material, don't pay any money, PU already did)
Thermo2--A video
What will be on next Tuesday's (9/3) quiz....??
**Material (notes) from in-class meeting on 8/20
**Material from online class on 8/22
**The above material on Thermoregulation
**Nothing on ulcers
You should be thinking about your topic for the first MP4 project
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8/26/2024
Because of the crazy feel-like temperatures this week, we will not
meet in-class this week. We will reschedule animal visits, etc.
On Thursday (8/29), I will post a video that takes the place of in-class
meetings this week. Be safe......
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Don't forget about our quiz on Tuesday, 8/27
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Examples of Past Student Learning Projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vkjL_tYDKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HecNsOOJMwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD5CdOhC708
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Sept. 12 (All reading is here for 9/12, not BS)
The immunocrit method used in dairy calves
Failure of Passive Transfer in Foals
Vaccine Failure
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Sept. 5 (All reading is here for 9/5, not BS)
Overview of Antiseptics
Alcohols as Antiseptics
Tincture of Iodine
Autoclave 1 and Autoclave 2
EO video
Prion Infection Control
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August 29 (Go to BS)
Read the 3 articles on ulcers
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August 22 (Go to Brightspace (BS))
Read pandemic.pdf and mpox.pdf
Located at "Contents", then August 22 Module,
then click on "View Topic" for each article.
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Student Duties/Tasks
1) Class attendance by students is imperative as each day is a learning day.
2) Each student will create 2 learning projects, each worth 125 points (250 points total).
Discussions in class will define requirements for each project.
Each project must aim to educate high school and/or college students on animal health management.
Students are highly encouraged to interview campus experts that can provide insight on their projects' topic.
Due dates will be set after student input on projects.
Projects must be approved by Dr. Allrich.
3) Each student will complete 10 in-class quizzes, always given on Tuesdays. Each quiz = 25 points.
Material for the quizzes will be provided on this website the Thursday of the prior week.
4) Therefore, total points for the course = 500 points.
5) For course grades, we will follow the standard plus/minus grading scale:
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