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MURDOCH-TS23-INT-2019-ONGOING
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Prerequisite
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Completion of all 4th year units of the BSc/DVM course.
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Unit content:
This unit provides training in Wildlife Medicine necessary to deal with sick and injured wild fauna and non-domestic companion animals, which could be presented for examination and treatment to veterinarians in private practice. It covers appropriate methods of physical and chemical restraint; diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and injuries; zoonoses; and nutrition and husbandry associated with management of wild fauna in captivity. The unit explores the field of Conservation Medicine, which involves the integration of veterinary science, conservation biology and public health and explores the relationships between animal, human and ecosystem health, and how global environmental changes affect these relationships.