Course title
実験動物学   [Laboratory Animal Science]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01VN2116
Instructor(s)
古市 達哉(岩), 田中 あかね   [FURUICHI Tatsuya, TANAKA Akane]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This course is conducted by Iwate University via a distance learning system. This course will teach students the importance of R & D using laboratory animals. Use of laboratory animals underpins various aspects of society, such as medicine and health. This course will also teach students the minimum required knowledge they will need to be veterinarians.
Expected Learning
To understand the importance of laboratory animals and their care and upkeep.
To understand types of laboratory animals and how they should be handled.
To understand microbiological and genetic management.
Course schedule
1. Introduction What is laboratory animal science?
2. Laws, regulations, and guidelines on animal experiments
3. Comparative laboratory animal science
4. Laboratory animal heredity and breeding
5. Breeding laboratory animals
6. Care and management of laboratory animals. Facilities for laboratory animals
7. Microbiological control of laboratory animals and infections
8. Animal models
9. Embryological engineering
10. Devising alternatives to animal experiments and animal experiment protocols
11. An introduction to research using laboratory animals
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Laboratory Animal Science (Asakura-shoten ISBN978-4-254-46031-5)
References
Assessment/Grading
Students who attend 70% or more classes (11 or more classes out of 15 classes) will be allowed to sit for an exam. Those students with a score of 60 points or higher on the exam will receive credit for this course. In principle, tardy arrival will not be allowed. Students will be graded overall on attendance of 70% or more of the classes in this course, quiz scores, and the score on the final exam.
Message from instructor(s)
Research to analyze pathologies and experimental work on drugs and foods using laboratory animals provide highly valuable information that can help to improve the quality of people’s lives. In the future, veterinarians are anticipated to play an even greater role in the field of laboratory animal science. Laboratory animal science serves as the foundation for evidence-based medicine and applied science. In this course, students should learn about laboratory animal science firsthand.
Course keywords
Office hours
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/15/2022 1:34:44 PM