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Virginia Tech

APSC-2164: Companion and Laboratory Animal Care and Handling

Description: Brief history of companion and laboratory animals. Outline of the major anatomical and physiological characteristics, first aid and basic care. Principles of husbandry and handling techniques. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee training.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 1 credit

Prerequisites: APSC-1464 and APSC-1454

Required By: APSC-4464

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 34

Average GPA: 3.69 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 57.55%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.25%

Staff Isernia202184.0%12.3%0.0%0.0%3.7%0.0%3.683
Staff Andrukonis202467.9%24.6%4.9%0.6%1.0%0.9%3.559
Luciana Bergamasco202478.0%20.5%0.7%0.5%0.3%0.0%3.7118
Erica N Feuerbacher202095.7%2.1%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.0%3.874

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