Course #: AG 35
Course Name: Veterinary Science
Prerequisites: AG31
Grade Level: 11-12
Level of Difficulty: Average
# of Credits: 1 year – 1 Credit
The following is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) class under the Education Professions program.
Veterinary Science Units and Understanding Statements
Unit 1: Introduction to Agriscience
 Students will have an introductory understanding of Agriculture in America and a complete understanding of the three components of a
complete Agricultural program (classroom, SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience, FFA the Career and Technical Student
Organization) this allows students to take advantage of all opportunities presented by this course.
Unit 2: Agriculture and Science Careers
 Exploring possible careers within Agriculture and Science ensures a well prepared and educated workforce.
Unit 3: Animal Behavior and Safety
 Students’ ability to identify and react appropriately to animal behaviors is important to maintaining a safe environment for
animals and handlers
Unit 4: Quality Assurance
 Consumers expect a safe and wholesome food product. Industry accepted safety and quality standards in animal production ensure a
quality food product as well as a safe environment for animals.
.
Unit 5: Internal Anatomy and Physiology of Animals
 Basic understanding of organ systems and functions is essential to the health and care of animals.
Unit 6: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
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Animal production would not be possible without a thorough understanding of reproductive anatomy and physiology as well as the tools
used in this area.
Unit 7: Diseases
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Proper identification of disease is crucial to the correct treatment of the animal and the health and safety of humans.
Unit 8: Nutrition
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Healthy animals are more productive. Correct nutrition leads to efficient weight gain and overall health.
Unit 9: Prevention and Treatment of Disease
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Being an animal health professional requires a knowledge of the prevention and treatment of disease as well as the tools used
in this area.
Unit 10: Meat Science
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It is necessary to have a licensed veterinarian as a meat inspector at each processing plant in order to maintain safe products
for human consumption.
Unit 11: Sutures and Surgery
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Knowledge of the tools and techniques used in surgery is required for success in the veterinary field.
Unit 12: Genetics, Selection, Heredity and Breeding Systems
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An understanding of genetics leads to animals with more desirable traits.
Unit 13: Managing a Veterinary Office
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Effective record keeping practices are essential to the safety and management of patients and employees as well as the
success of the veterinary practice.
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COMMON CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CONNECTIONS
The following Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening Common Core State Standards are integrated as applicable in this course:
Reading:
Key Ideas and Details
Standard 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or
descriptions.
Standard 2: Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or
concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
Standard 3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks
attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
Craft and Structure
Standard 4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in specific scientific or
technical context relevant to grade specific texts and topics.
Standard 5: Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 9: Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings
support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
Writing:
Production and Distribution of Writing
Standard 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
Standard 5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting and trying a new approach, focusing on addressing
what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of
technology’s capacity to link other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard 7: Conduct short as well as sustained research project to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when
appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Standard 8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the
usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas,
avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Standard 9: Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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COMMON CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CONNECTIONS
The following Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening Common Core State Standards are integrated as applicable in this course:
Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration:
Standard 1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on
grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Standard 2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility of each source.
Standard 3: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or
distorted evidence.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
Standard 4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that the listeners can follow the line of
reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Standard 5: Make strategic use of digital media in presentation to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
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AG 35 Veterinary Science – Suggested Teaching Timeline
First Semester
August
Unit 1: Introduction to
Agriscience
Unit 2: Agriculture and Science
Careers
Unit 3: Animal Behavior and
Safety
Sept.
Oct.
Second Semester
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
3 weeks
1 week
2 ½ weeks
Unit 4: Quality Assurance
1 week
Unit 5: Internal Anatomy and
Physiology
Unit 6: Reproductive Anatomy
and Physiology
2 weeks
2 weeks
Unit 7: Diseases
1 ½ weeks
Unit 8: Nutrition
1 week
Unit 9: Prevention and Treatment
of Disease
1 week
Unit 10: Meat Science
3 weeks
Unit 11:Sutures and Surgery
2 weeks
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AG 35 Veterinary Science – Suggested Teaching Timeline
First Semester
August
Unit 12: Genetics, Selection,
Heredity and Breeding
Systems
Unit 13: Managing a Veterinary
Office
Sept.
Oct.
Second Semester
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
1 week
4 weeks
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AG 35 – Veterinary Science
Career & Technical Education
Unit 1:
Introduction to Agriscience
Students will have an introductory understanding of Agriculture in America and a complete understanding of the three
components of a complete Agricultural program (classroom, SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience, FFA the Career and
Technical Student Organization) this allows students to take advantage of all opportunities presented by this course.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Understanding of the complete
agricultural program
 Parts and scope of a Supervised
Agricultural Experience (SAE)
 History and traditions of FFA (CTSO)
 Overview of Career and Technical
Education
 Overview of the agriculture industry in
Arizona
 Professionalism in Agriculture
Arizona CTE
Standards
3.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
27.0
Employability Skills
Resources
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www.theaet.com record
book system
www.AZFFA.org
www.FFA.org
FFA handbook and
manual
SAE PowerPoints
Arizona Farm Bureau
Skills:
 Draw and diagram the complete
agricultural program.
 Design a SAE
 Use theAET.com (online
recordkeeping system) to track and
record their SAE project
 Demonstrate Parliamentary
Procedure in a FFA business
meeting.
 Identify key events in FFA history
 Define purpose of Career and
Technical Education
 Describe the economic impact of the
agricultural industry.
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Describe and implement the FFA
code of ethics
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Career & Technical Education
AG 35- Veterinary Science
Unit 2: Agriculture and Science Careers
 Exploring possible careers within Agriculture and Science ensures a well prepared and educated workforce.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
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Parts of a resume including:
Objective statement
Skills on resume
Experience and education
Honors and awards
Agriscience career clusters
Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
2.0
Employability Standards
Resources
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Skills:
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Develop a career plan and resume
Interview for a job.
Differentiate between a job and a career
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AG 35 – Veterinary Science
Career & Technical Education
Unit 3: Animal Behavior and Safety
Students’ ability to identify and react appropriately to animal behaviors is important to maintaining a safe environment for animals and
handlers.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Handler movement protocols to elicit animal
response including flight zones and
maintaining a safe environment
 Historical Pavlov experiments and their
relationship to animal training including
conditioning, extinction, punishment, and
reinforcement
 Signs of animal behavior including
aggressiveness, fear, appeasement, and
relaxed.
 Difference between instinctual and learned
behaviors
 Industry standard restraining techniques.
Arizona CTE Standards
10.0
29.0
Employability Standards
Resources
 Land lab animals
 Restraint
equipment
 Small animal care
& management
textbook
 Livestock & poultry
production
textbook
Skills:
 Students will diagram ideal handler locations
and resulting animal movements.
 Students will be able to define extinction,
punishment and reinforcement.
 Identify external indicators and interpret
internal state of being from photographs or
descriptions.
 Students should be able to categorize
behaviors as instinctual or learned.
 Students learn to identify and use restraint
equipment as appropriate (dogs, cats, cattle,
sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, cavy) and
available.
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Unit 4:
Quality Assurance
Consumers expect a safe and wholesome food product. Industry accepted safety and quality standards in animal production ensure a quality
food product as well as a safe environment for animals.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
Employability Standards
Resources
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Knowledge:
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The importance of withdrawal time and
industry standard communication practices
The effects of residue in the consumer
product
Methods of drug administration including:
Subcutaneous, Intravenous, Intramuscular
injections, oral and topical.
Ethics in the animal industry
Industry food safety practices
10.0
19.0
20.0
32.4
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Skills:
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Arizona Quality
Assurance Manual
Flinn Safety
Acknowledgement
MSDS Sheets
Medication Labels
Video: The Rules
are Black and
White
Video: The
Quality Assurance
Video
Students will predict withdrawal time through
a dilution assay.
Demonstrate care and treatment of animals
Show correct handling practices of animals
Define ethics of showing and handling of
animals
Perform label reading of medication and
medicated feeds to perform proper
administration.
Look up common feed practices and identify
what ration is used for their animal.
Administer correct feed ration
From reading an article identify opposing
ethical concerns.
Demonstrate correct injection techniques
while performing intravenous, intramuscular
and subcutaneous injections
Summarize food safety practices.
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 5:
AG 35- Veterinary Science
Internal Anatomy and Physiology of Animals
Basic understanding of organ systems and functions is essential to the health and care of animals.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Medical terminology used
to describe anatomical
features.
 Gross anatomy and basic
physiology of the body
systems.
Skills:
 Identify basic structures of
the body systems of
common domestic
animals.
 Dissect and identify
structures within a heart
 Dissect and identify
structures within an eye
 Demonstrate how skin
pigmentation and
accessories (hair and
feathers) affect insulative
properties.
 Dissect chicken wings to
identify tissues and
structures present.
 Perform urinalysis to
determine kidney function
and health.
Arizona CTE Standards
15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5
15.6
15.7
15.9
28.2.1
Employability Skills
Resources

Introduction to Veterinary
Science
 CEV Anatomy Videos
 Millers Southwest Processing
(organs for dissection)
 Dissection kits
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 6:
Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
AG35 – Veterinary Science
Animal production would not be possible without a thorough understanding of reproductive anatomy and physiology as
well as the tools used in this area.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Gross anatomy and basic
physiology of the
reproductive system.
 Function of hormones in
the reproductive system
 Reproductive development
including stages of
gestation
 Parturition and lactation of
domesticated animals
Skills:
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Dissect and identify
structures in the male and
female reproductive
systems
 Identify stages of gestation
including: sperm, egg,
zygote, embryo, fetus
 Predict systematic
consequences of absence
or presence of hormones.
Arizona CTE Standards
15.8
31.1.1
31.1.2
Employability Skills
Resources
 Introduction to Veterinary
Science
 CEV Anatomy Videos
 Millers Southwest Processing
(organs for dissection)
 Dissection kits
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AG35 – Veterinary Science
Career & Technical Education
Unit 7:
Diseases
Proper identification of disease is crucial to the correct treatment of the animal and the health and safety of humans
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Types of diseases
(parasites, viruses,
bacteria)
 Symptoms of common
diseases
Arizona CTE Standards
22.1
22.2
22.3
22.4
22.6
Employability Skills
Resources

Introduction to Veterinary
Science
 Fecal float kit
 Microscopes/ slides/ cover
slips
Skills:
 Distinguish between a
healthy animal and a sick
animal
 Recognize symptoms of
common diseases
 Perform fecal analysis to
determine the presence of
diseases
 Perform a gross smear to
identify disease agents
 Predict the consequences
of antibiotic resistance
 Analyze the economic
impact of diseases
 Describe the methods by
which diseases are spread
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 8:
Nutrition
AG35- Veterinary Science
Healthy animals are more productive. Correct nutrition leads to efficient weight gain and overall health.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Feed ratio components
 Function of essential
nutrients
 Components of feed labels
 Pearson square
components and functions
 Symptom of common
nutrient deficiencies
Skills:
 Calculate feed ratios to
prevent malnutrition
 List essential nutrients and
their functions
 Analyze feed and additive
labels
 Calculate average daily
gain
 Use a Pearson square to
balance feed rations
 Recognize symptoms of
common nutrient
deficiencies
 Prepare samples of feed
for analysis
 Research treatment
options for common
nutrient deficiencies
Arizona CTE Standards
23.1
23.2
23.3
23.4
23.5
23.7
Employability Skills
Resources
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Introduction to Veterinary
Science
Small Animal Care and
Management
USDA nutrition analysis
website
Feedstuffs
Feed labels
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Career & Technical Education
AG35- Veterinary Science
Unit 9:
Prevention and Treatment of Communicable Disease
Being an animal health professional requires a knowledge of the prevention and treatment of disease as well as the tools
used in this area.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Biosecurity practices to maintain
animal health
 Historical disease outbreaks and
modern control methods
 Treatments for common diseases
 Tools and equipment commonly
used to treat disease
 Body condition score
 Disease prevention practices
Skills:
 Practice biosecurity measures
when working with animals
 Evaluate environmental impacts of
disease treatment methods
 Analyze the economic impact of
disease treatments
 Prescribe treatment for an
identified disease
 Properly administer disease
treatments as appropriate
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Choose appropriate tools and
equipment to treat common
diseases
 Perform accurate body condition
score
 Practice industry standard disease
prevention practices when caring
for animals
Arizona CTE Standards
15.11
15.13
22.5
22.7
28.3.1
28.3.2
28.3.5
28.3.6
Employability Skills
Resources
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Introduction to Veterinary
Science
USDA website
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 10: Meat Science
AG35- Veterinary Science
It is necessary to have a licensed veterinarian as a meat inspector at each processing plant in order to maintain safe
products for human consumption.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Wholesale and retail cuts
of meat
 Quality and yield grading
 Common defects in meat
and their cause
Skills:
 Quality and yield grade
carcasses
 Identify wholesale and
retail cuts of meat
 Evaluate meat products
for defects caused by
improper feeding and
handling of animals
Arizona CTE Standards
28.2.1
32.4.2
Employability Skills
Resources
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Agriscience fundamentals and
Applications
National FFA Intelliprep Meats
Materials
Modern Marvels “Butcher”
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 11: Sutures & Surgery
AG35- Veterinary Science
Knowledge of the tools and techniques used in surgery is required for success in the veterinary field.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Surgical preparation of
animals
 Purpose of stitches used in
veterinary surgery
 Gloving and gowning
 Tools used in surgery
Arizona CTE Standards
28.3.1
Employability Skills
Resources
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Common surgical tools
Introduction to Veterinary
Science
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Skills:
 Perform correct suturing
technique
 Perform effective surgical
preparation
 Demonstrate proper
gloving and gowning
techniques
 Identify common surgical
tools and their uses
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Career & Technical Education
AG 35- Veterinary Science
Unit 12: Genetics, Selection, Heredity and Breeding Systems
An understanding of genetics leads to animals with more desirable traits.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:

Animal reproduction practices in
livestock
 Reproduction management
practices (male to female ratios,
age and weight for breeding,
fertility and soundness for
breeding, heat synchronization,
flushing)
 Criteria for breeding readiness
 Artificial insemination (AI)
 Genetic variation in populations
 Embryo transfer (ET) techniques
Skills:
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Describe animal reproduction
practices in livestock
 Evaluate readiness for breeding
based on simulated data
 Compare and contrast natural
cover and artificial insemination
(AI)
 Predict the consequences of a
genetically homogenous population
 Describe the molecular basis for
heredity
 Describe embryo transfer
techniques
 Describe reproduction
management practices
Arizona CTE
Standards
15.12
31.1.3
31.2.1
31.2.2
31.2.3
31.2.4
31.2.5
Employability Skills
Resources

Introduction to Veterinary
Science
 Agriscience Fundamentals
and Applications
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Career & Technical Education
Unit 13: Managing a Veterinary Office
AG 35- Veterinary Science
Effective record keeping practices are essential to the safety and management of patients and employees as well as the success
of the veterinary practice
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:

Record keeping in a veterinary
office
 Insurance for a veterinary practice
 Customer service (owner/
veterinarian relationships)
 Patient history
 Roles of employees in a veterinary
practice
Arizona CTE
Standards
27.4
27.12
Employability Skills
Resources
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Introduction to Veterinary
Science
Skills:
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Take an accurate industry
standard patient history
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Demonstrate good record keeping
skills (procedures/injuries, medicine
administered, etc)
 Compare insurance policies for
relevant applications
 Explain the roles and
responsibilities of different
employees in a veterinary practice
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