APSC-5234: Applications of Applied Animal Behavior
Description: Applications of behavioral principles to practical animal behavior and welfare scenarios, focusing on companion animals with additional examples from equine, exotic, and livestock domains. Behavior plan creation and assessment for different behavioral issues using basic principles learned in APSC 5134. Survey of currently utilized behavioral treatments and analysis of these into their behavioral principle components, along with efficacy assessment, possible behavioral side-effects and challenges in implementation. Ethical considerations for intervention choices, and standards for practitioners. Effective training of owners, handlers, staff or others involved in behavior plan implementation based on evidence-based best practices.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 3
Average GPA: 3.81 (A)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 86.53%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Erica N Feuerbacher | 2022 | 95.4% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.91 | 2 |
| Kristina Spaulding | 2023 | 77.8% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.60 | 1 |