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Animal Science II- Small Animal

Animal Science II- Small Animal. Unit C- The Small Animal Care Industry. Competency 6.00. Interpret the status of the small animal industry today. Objective. Explain how the small animal care industry is important to society. Animal Care Industry & Society. Assignment.

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Animal Science II- Small Animal

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  1. Animal Science II- Small Animal Unit C- The Small Animal Care Industry

  2. Competency 6.00 Interpret the status of the small animal industry today.

  3. Objective • Explain how the small animal care industry is important to society Animal Care Industry & Society

  4. Assignment • Title your notes today Small Animal Industry • Brainstorm how the Small Animal Industry can benefit society in general. Put a few of your own ideas in you notebook.

  5. Benefits of Small Animals • Economic • $32 billion to national economy • Companions to 60% of American Families • Children learn responsibility • Improves quality of life for elderly • Product testing • Develop drugs and vaccines

  6. Benefits of Small Animals • Pet therapy • Relieve depression • Reduces heart disease • Watch dogs, seeing eye dogs • Rabbit meat • Low in cholesterol, sodium and fat • Fur and wool

  7. Benefits of Small Animals • Exhibition • Rabbits provide multiple benefits • Pets • Food • Clothing • Research

  8. Economics • Retail pet stores • $21 billion in sales • Biomedical research • Supported by $15 million in taxes • 65-100 million small animals • Education • 6 million used for dissection

  9. Economics • 4 million small animals used in the LD50 test • Americans spending on pets • $20.3 billion

  10. Economics • Veterinary expenses • $11 billion annually • Dogs cost twice as much as cats • Pet food sales • $9 billion

  11. Pet Ownership- Dogs • There are approximately 65 million owned dogs in the United States • Most owners (65%) own one dog • 33% of owners own two dogs • 12% of owners own three or more dogs • Slightly more male dogs are owned than female dogs • Eighteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter • On average, dog owners spent $263 on veterinary related expenses in the past 12 months • Seventy-two percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2003-2004 National Pet Owners Survey

  12. Pet Ownership- Cats • Approximately 77.6 million owned cats in the United States • 34% of U.S. households own at least one cat • On average, owners have two cats (2.2) • Slightly more female cats are owned than male cats • 16% of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter • Cat owners spent an average of $113 on veterinary related expenses in the past 12 months • Eighty-four percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2003-2004 National Pet Owners Survey

  13. Dogs, Cats & The Rest • There are 7 million more cats than dogs • Most cat owners average two cats • Dogs are found in more households than cats • Fish • Birds • Rabbits 3rd 4th 5th

  14. Objective • Discuss the skills needed for employment in the small animal industry

  15. Job Types • Care and management industry • Pets • Lab animals • Zoo animals • Health • Training • Food and equipment supply

  16. Job Types • Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research • Hospitals • Universities • Labs • Private firms

  17. Job Types • Exhibitors • Operates animals acts • Carnivals • Circus • Fairs (Cleveland County Fair) • Zoo • Marine mammal displays

  18. Care and Management Jobs • Pet care worker • Boarding kennels • Animal hospitals • Shelters • Pet stores • Training schools • Pet grooming parlors

  19. Care and Management Jobs • Kennel attendants • Feeds and cares for animals • Cleans • Animal groomers • Bathes, brushes & trims hair and nails • Dog trainers • Teaches the dog to obey signals or commands

  20. Care and Management Jobs • Small Animal Breeders • Raises & markets fur-bearing animals • Usually specialized for one breed • Pet shop owners and managers • Dealers • Sell lab animals • Research • education

  21. Care and Management Jobs • Veterinarians (DVM) • Control animal injuries and disease • Disease prevention • Inspection • Meat and animals products • Surgery • Establish diets • Prescribe medications 1/3 small animals only

  22. Care and Management Jobs • Vet. Technicians • Assist veterinarians and other staff • Skills needed: • Previous experience as a keeper • Part-time volunteer work • Shelters • Pet shops • clinics

  23. Objective • Discuss medical terminology used by those working in the veterinarian phase of the small animal care industry Medical Terminology

  24. Medical Terminology • Components of medical terminology • Prefix • Beginning of the word indicating: • Number • Location • Time • Status • Root words • Word part that gives the fundamental meaning of a word

  25. Medical Terminology • Suffixes • Word part at the end of a word indicating: • Procedure • Condition • Disease • Disorder

  26. Medical Prefixes • a-, an- without, lack of • Anemia- without blood • anti- against, opposing • Antiseptic- against infection • bi- two, double, twice • Bilateral- two sides • dys- painful, difficult, abnormal • Dysentery- abnormal infection of the colon • pre- before • Preoperative- before surgery

  27. Medical Root Words • carp • wrist • carpel- pertaining to the wrist • cardi • heart • cardiology- study of the heart • dors • back • dorsal- relating to the back

  28. Medical Root Words • dent, odont • teeth • dentist- person who works with teeth • Gastr • stomach • gastronomy- surgical opening of the stomach • Gingiv • gums • gingivitis- inflammation of the gums • phleb, ven • vein • phlebotomist- person who obtains blood from veins

  29. Medical Suffixes • algia • Pain • arthralgia- painful joints • centesis • Procedure to remove fluid • Cytocentesis- removing fluid from the bladder • itis • inflammation • bronchitis • rrhea • Flow or discharge • diarrhea

  30. Positional Terminology • Ventral • Cranial • Anterior • Posterior • Dorsal • Caudal • Dorsal (frontal) plane • Transversal plane

  31. Positional Terminology

  32. Positional Terminology Dorsal Cranial Posterior Anterior Caudal Ventral

  33. Positional Terminology Transversal plane Dorsal (frontal) plane

  34. Positional Terminology

  35. Positional Terminology • Visit the following website to view a Virtual Cat Dissection • External Anatomy Link http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/index.htm

  36. General Terminology • Antisepsis • Biopsy • Catheterization • Clutch

  37. General Terminology • Colostrum • Contact transmission • Endogenous • Exogenous • Incubation

  38. General Terminology • Infectious disease • Pocket pets • Preventative health care programs • Quarantine • Spaying • Neutering

  39. Objective • Summarize animal rights and animal welfare Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare

  40. Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare

  41. Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare

  42. Animal Welfare Legislation • 1641 The Bodies of Liberty • 1st law to protect farm animals • 1st anticruelty act passed • 1828 • New York Legislature • 1866- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) formed

  43. Animal Welfare Legislation • 1906- Animal Transportation Act • 1958- Humane Slaughter Act • 1966- Laboratory Animal Welfare Act • 1976- Horse Protection Act

  44. YES NO The Vote? • Do animals have rights? • Should animals be used for food? • Should animals be used for experimentation? • Should hunting and trapping of animals be allowed?

  45. Assignment Option #1 • On a clean sheet of paper • Prepare an editorial for the local news paper outlining your position on one of the previous questions • You should use appropriate grammar and spelling for a public response • Once you finish your rough draft, type your final response in a 12 point font • Your editorial should be one page in length

  46. Assignment Option #2 • On a clean sheet of paper • Prepare a short speech that may be given at a public forum or town hall meeting. • Your speech should use the format taught in class and should outline your position on one of the previous questions • Your speech must be given in class and it must last at least 2 minutes

  47. Objective • Discuss techniques and risk involved when working with small animals Risky Business!

  48. Zoonoses • A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans Example: Rabies

  49. Rabies • A viral disease • Affects the nervous system • Contracted by: • Bites • Scratches • Saliva

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