Animal Health and Disease

  1. Prevention, Control, and Treatment
    1. Principles of Pharmacology
      1. Pharmacokinetics
        1. Absorption
          1. Distribution
            1. Metabolism
              1. Excretion
              2. Pharmacodynamics
                1. Mechanisms of Drug Action
                  1. Dose-Response Relationships
                  2. Antimicrobial Agents
                    1. Classes of Antimicrobials
                      1. Mechanisms of Action
                        1. Antimicrobial Resistance
                        2. Anti-inflammatory Drugs
                          1. Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
                            1. Corticosteroids
                            2. Antiparasitic Drugs
                              1. Classes and Mechanisms
                                1. Resistance Issues
                              2. Immunoprophylaxis
                                1. Types of Vaccines
                                  1. Live-attenuated
                                    1. Inactivated
                                      1. Subunit Vaccines
                                        1. Recombinant Vaccines
                                          1. DNA Vaccines
                                          2. Vaccination Strategies and Schedules
                                            1. Primary Doses
                                              1. Booster Doses
                                                1. Species-specific Protocols
                                                2. Herd Immunity
                                                  1. Principles and Importance
                                                3. Biosecurity and Sanitation
                                                  1. Quarantine and Isolation
                                                    1. Procedures and Duration
                                                    2. Disinfection and Sterilization
                                                      1. Methods and Agents
                                                      2. Vector Control
                                                        1. Integrated Pest Management
                                                        2. Management of Animal Waste
                                                          1. Waste Handling and Disposal
                                                            1. Environmental Impact
                                                          2. Nutritional Management
                                                            1. Diet Formulation for Health Maintenance
                                                              1. Nutrient Requirements
                                                                1. Life Stage Considerations
                                                                2. Therapeutic Diets
                                                                  1. Diets for Specific Diseases
                                                                    1. Nutritional Support in Illness
                                                                  2. Animal Welfare and Husbandry
                                                                    1. Impact of Stress on Health
                                                                      1. Stressors in Animal Environments
                                                                        1. Physiological Effects of Stress
                                                                        2. Environmental Enrichment
                                                                          1. Types of Enrichment
                                                                            1. Benefits for Health and Behavior
                                                                            2. Proper Housing and Stocking Density
                                                                              1. Housing Design
                                                                                1. Stocking Density Guidelines

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                                                                            7. Special Topics in Animal Health