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Veterinary Technology
Murray State University offers a unique opportunity for those who are interested in the field of agriculture. This university offers a diversified program in the area of Animal Technology, with the option to focus intensely on a student’s particular avenue of interest. Students enrolled in the Animal Technology program may choose to focus on Veterinary Technology or Pre-Veterinary Medicine.
Career Outlook
This option prepares students for employment in veterinary practices, pharmaceutical manufacturing, universities, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, animal food production facilities, biological laboratories, veterinary schools, medical schools, industries that produce and market animal health products, food inspection, and animal health technological institutions.
Academic Highlights
The Veterinary Technology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program is located on the main farm complex in the A. Carman Animal Health Technology Center. The center houses classrooms, The Veterinary Technology program at Murray State University is a four-year baccalaureate program. Students in Veterinary Technology will be instructed in the health care of dogs, cats, laboratory animals, horses, beef, sheep, swine and exotics. Students will also receive a semester of intense instruction at a veterinary diagnostic laboratory. This semester focuses on diagnostic and research techniques in large and small animals. The optional plan is designed for those students whose main goal is gaining acceptance into a veterinary school.
The Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program at Murray State University can meet the prerequisite requirements for any of the twenty-seven veterinary schools in the nation. The state of Kentucky has contractual agreements with Auburn University for thirty-four students and for two students at Tuskeegee Institute. These spaces are available to legal Kentucky residents on a competitive basis.
Facilities
School of Agriculture facilities include the south wing of the Oakley Applied Science Building, the E.B. Howton Agricultural Engineering building, the Equine Instructional Facility, greenhouses and three farm complexes located near campus.
The Veterinary Technology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program is located on the main farm complex in the A. Carman Animal Health Technology Center. The center houses classrooms, faculty offices, laboratories, a pharmacy, surgery suite, kennels and an x-ray room. The program is equipped with state-of-the-art supplies and equipment.
Organizations
Veterinary Technology/Pre-Vet Club
- Provides students with an opportunity to experience extracurricular events in their chosen field.
- Club members attend the Mid-America Veterinary Conference held in Kentucky.
- Allows students to hear speakers from across the country discussing issues in large animal, equine and small animal care programs.
- Students participate in campus activities, such as Doggie Day Spas and Animal Health Day, as well as sponsor continuing education programs for veterinarians, technologists and technicians.
Curriculum 2009-2011 Catalog
| University Studies Courses | 44 Hours |
| Agriculture Core Courses
AGR 099 Transitions (Freshman Orientation) (1 hour)
AGR 100 Animal Science (3 hours)
AGR 300 Animal Nutrition (3 hours)
AGR 310 App in Animal Technology (3 hours)
AGR 339 Computer App for Ag (3 hours)
AGR 399 Professional Development Seminar I (1 hour)
AGR 501 Diseases of Livestock (3 hours)
AGR 599 Ag Senior Capstone (1 hour)
AGR 170 Intro to Ag Sys Tech -OR-
AGR 377 Ag Safety -OR-
AGR 373 Animal in Disaster -AND-
AGR 374 Livestock in Disaster (3-4 hours)
AGR 403 Equine Reproduction -OR-
AGR 506 Repro Physiology -OR-
AGR 523 AI Techniques for Cattle
(3 hours) | 24-25 Hours |
| Emphasis Courses
AGR 322 Vet Lab Principles (3 hours)
AGR 324 Vet Diagnostic Imaging (3 hours)
AGR 332 Animal Nursing (3 hours)
AGR 510 Animal Anatomy and Physiology (3 hours)
AGR 540 Vet Surgery and Anesthesia (3 hours)
BIO 300 Intro to Microbiology (4 hours)
AGR 489 Coop Ed/Internship -OR-
AGR 590 Internship in Animal Tech (3 hours)
| 22 Hours |
| Students will select one emphasis |
AHT Emphasis
AGR 331 Small Animal Diseases (3 hours)
AGR 340 Vet Lab Sciences (3 hours)
AGR 400 Vet Microbiology (5 hours)
AGR 410 Advanced Vet Hematology (4 hours)
AGR 420 Vet Clinical Chemistry (2 hours)
AGR 430 Vet Parasitology (2 hours)
AGR 511 Animal Anatomy and Physiology Lab (2 hours)
AGR 550 Applied Pharmacology (3 hours)
AGR 560 Advanced Vet Surgery and Anesthesia (3 hours)
AHT/Animal Science Elective (3 hours) | 30 Hours |
Large Animal Emphasis
AGR 302 Horse Science -OR- AGR 311 Beef Science -OR-AGR 326 Swine Science (3 hours)
AGR 313 Livestock Prod Mgt Sys (3 hours)
AGR 340 Vet Lab Sciences (3 hours)
AGR 400 Vet Microbiology (5 hours)
AGR 410 Adv Vet Hematology (4 hours)
AGR 420 Vet Clinical Chemistry (2 hours)
AGR 430 Vet Parasitology (2 hours)
AGR 511 Animal Anatomy and Physiology Lab (2 hours)
AGR 550 Applied Pharmacology (3 hours)
AHT/Animal Science Elective (3 hours) | 30 Hours |
Zoological/AHT Emphasis
AGR 331 Small Animal Diseases (3 hours)
AGR 340 Vet Lab Sciences (3 hours)
AGR 400 Vet Microbiology (5 hours)
AGR 410 Advanced Vet Hematology (4 hours)
AGR 420 Vet Clinical Chemistry (2 hours)
AGR 430 Vet Parasitology (2 hours)
AGR 511 Animal Anatomy and Physiology Lab (2 hours)
AGR 550 Applied Pharmacology (3 hours)
AHT/Animal Science Elective (3 hours)
BIO 570 Ichthyology (4 hours)
BIO 572 Herpetology
BIO 573 Ornithology
BIO 574 Mammalogy
| 31 Hours |