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Laboratory Animal Medicine

A program that focuses on the scientific study of animal models of human disease and related experimental procedures, and prepares veterinarians and animal health specialists to manage the laboratory use and care of experimental animals. Includes instruction in laboratory animal husbandry, laboratory animal disease, biohazard control, gnotobiology, breeding, comparative anatomy and physiology, comparative gene mapping, protein function, physical and mathematical modeling, computer modeling, stem cell technology, colony and genetic stock management, cryopreservation, applicable regulations, and bioethics.

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	—
Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine	—
Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine	—
Veterinary Anatomy	—
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other	—
Veterinary Infectious Diseases	—
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology	—
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology	—
Veterinary Physiology	—
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health	—
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General	—
Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology	—

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