Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine include general clinical medicine, systemic medicine, metabolic and deficiency diseases, ethnoveterinary medicine, preventive medicine, Animal welfare, ethics and jurisprudence, zoo and exotic animal medicine, pet animal medicine etc.

General Medicine

  1. History of Clinical Medicine
  2. General Clinical Examination
  3. Clinical Diagnosis
  4. Classification of the Diseases
  5. Symptoms of various diseases
  6. Prognosis
  7. Treatment
  8. General terms
  9. General and systemic states
  10. Hypothermia
  11. Hyperthermia
  12. Heat Stroke
  13. Fever
  14. Shock
  15. Dehydration
  16. Fluid therapy

Systemic Medicine

Digestive System

  1. Pharyngitis
  2. Oesophageal obstruction or Choke
  3. Simple indigestion
  4. Acidosis
  5. Alkalosis
  6. Ruminal Tympany or Bloat
  7. Traumatic Reticulo Perotonitis (TRP)
  8. Traumatic Pericarditis
  9. Diaphragmatic Hernia
  10. Vagus Indigestion (Hoflund Syndrome)
  11. Abomasal Displacement
  12. Abomasal Ulcers
  13. Gastritis
  14. Gastro intestinal ulcers
  15. Pancreatitis
  16. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
  17. Equine Colic
  18. Edema
  19. Enteritis
  20. Intestinal Obstruction

Respiratory System

  1. Diseases of the Respiratory System
  2. Pulmonary Congestion and Edema
  3. Pulmonary Emphysema
  4. Pneumonia
  5. Hydrothorax, Haemothorax & Pneumothorax

Urinary System

  1. Diseases of the Urinary System
  2. Cystitis
  3. Urolithiasis
  4. Acute Renal Failure
  5. Chronic Kidney Disease

Cardio Vascular System

  1. Dilated Cardio Myopathy (DCM)
  2. Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy (HCM)
  3. Canine and Feline Heartworm Disease
  4. Thromboembolism in Cats
  5. Congenital Heart Diseases
  6. Cardiac Arrhythmias
  7. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Metabolic & Deficiency Diseases

  1. Transition Period and its Management in Dairy Cows
  2. Metabolic Profile Test (MPT)
  3. Milk Fever in Cows
  4. Lactation Tetany of Mares
  5. Eclampsia in Bitches
  6. Hypocalcemia in Ewes and Does
  7. Hypocalcemia in Sows
  8. Downer Cow Syndrome (DCS)
  9. Bovine Ketosis
  10. Pregnancy Toxemia
  11. Neonatal Hypoglycemia
  12. Hypomagnesemia
  13. Nutritional Hemoglobinuria
  14. Osteodystrophia Fibrosa
  15. Sporadic Acute Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
  16. Hypothyroidism in Dogs
  17. Diabetes Mellitus
  18. Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC)
  19. Copper Deficiency (Hypocuprosis)
  20. Cobalt (Co) Deficiency
  21. Iodine Deficiency
  22. Iron Deficiency
  23. Zinc Deficiency
  24. Manganese (Mn) Deficiency
  25. Selenium and Vitamin E Deficiency
  26. Vitamin D Deficiency
  27. Vitamin A Deficiency
  28. Vitamin K Deficiency
  29. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency
  30. Riboflavin, Niacin, Pyridoxine and Pantothenic Acid
  31. Biotin (Vitamin H) and Choline Deficiency
  32. Deficiency Disease of Poultry

Diseases of Neonates

  1. Diseases of Neonates
  2. Neonatal Hypoxia
  3. Neonatal Hypothermia
  4. Neonatal Infections
  5. Colostral Immunity Failure in Neonates
  6. Fading Puppy Syndrome

Toxicity Medicine

  1. Commonly Occurring Toxicities In Livestock
  2. Metal Toxicity (Lead, Arsenic, Mercury and Selenium)
  3. Non Metal Toxicity (Strychnine, Cyanide, Nitrates and Nitrites)
  4. Insecticides Toxicity (Pyrethroids, Organochlorines, Organophosphates and Carbamates)
  5. Toxicity of Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins and Ergots)
  6. Field Tests for Toxicity

Ethnoveterinary Medicine

Physiotherapy

Preventive Medicine

Bacterial Diseases

  1. Anthrax
  2. Black Quarter
  3. Botulism
  4. Strangles or Equine Distemper
  5. Diamond Skin Disease (Erysipelas)
  6. Actinobacillosis (Wooden tongue) Disease
  7. Actinomycosis (Lumpy Jaw) Disease
  8. Q Fever (Coxiellosis)
  9. Campylobacteriosis (Traveler’s Diarrhoea)
  10. Tuberculosis (TB)
  11. Paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease)
  12. Brucellosis
  13. Listeriosis (Silage disease or Circling disease)
  14. Salmonellosis (Paratyphoid)
  15. Tetanus (Lockjaw)
  16. Glanders (Farcy) Disease
  17. Fowl Typhoid
  18. Fowl Cholera (Avian Pasteurellosis)
  19. Pullorum Disease (Bacillary White Diarrhoea)
  20. Avian Mycoplasmosis
  21. Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia
  22. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
  23. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia
  24. Yellow Lamb Disease (Enterotoxemia Type A)
  25. Lamb Dysentery and Pine (Enterotoxemia Type B)
  26. Struck (Enterotoxemia Type C)
  27. Over Eating Disease or Pulpy kidney (Enterotoxemia Type D)
  28. Leptospirosis (Rat Scratch Yellow Fever)
  29. Ulcerative Lymphangitis (Big Leg)
  30. Colibacillosis (Scour in Ruminants)
  31. Mastitis (Mammitis)
  32. Chlamydiosis or Psittacosis
  33. Spirochetosis

Fungal Diseases

  1. Sporotrichosis or Rose Handlers Disease
  2. Aspergillosis (Mycotic Pneumonia)
  3. Candidiasis
  4. Histoplasmosis or Epizootic Lymphangitis
  5. Aflatoxicosis (Mycotoxicosis)
  6. Ochratoxicosis
  7. Trichothecene Mycotoxins
  8. Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)
  9. Dermatophilosis (Mycotic Dermatitis)

Rickettsial Diseases

  1. Anaplasmosis (Gall Sickness)
  2. Canine Eperythrozoan Infection

Viral Diseases

  1. Foot and Mouth Disease
  2. Vesicular Stomatitis
  3. Rinderpest (Cattle Plague)
  4. Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF)
  5. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBRT)
  6. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
  7. Ephemeral Fever (Three Day Sickness)
  8. Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
  9. Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
  10. Sheep and Goat Pox
  11. Rift Valley Fever (RVF)
  12. Blue Tongue (BT)
  13. Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)
  14. African Swine Fever (Wart Hog Disease)
  15. Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD)
  16. Pseudorabies (Aujeszky Disease)
  17. African Horse Sickness (AHS)
  18. Equine Infectious Anaemia (Swamp Fever)
  19. Equine Influenza (Equine Distemper)
  20. Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (EVR)
  21. Canine Parvoviral Enteritis (CPV)
  22. Infectious Canine Hepatitis (ICH)
  23. Rabies (Mad Dog Disease)
  24. Prevention and Control of Rabies
  25. Newcastle Disease (Ranikhet Disease)
  26. Infectious Bronchitis (Gasping Disease)
  27. Infectious Laryngiotracheitis
  28. Avian Influenza (Fowl Plague)
  29. Fowl Pox (Avian Diphtheria)
  30. Avian Encephalomyelitis (Epidemic Tremor)
  31. Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD)
  32. Marek’s Disease
  33. Avian Leukosis
  34. Inclusion Body Hepatitis (Hydropericardium Syndrome)
  35. Emerging Exotic Viral Diseases of Global Importance
  36. Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
  37. Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Parasitic Diseases

  1. Fascioliasis (Liver Fluke Disease)
  2. Amphistomiasis
  3. Schistosomiasis
  4. Cysticercosis
  5. Coenurosis (Gid or Sturdy)
  6. Echinococcosis
  7. Toxocariasis
  8. Strongyloidiasis
  9. Ancylostomiasis
  10. Bunostomiasis
  11. Strongylosis
  12. Oesophagostomiasis
  13. Ostertagiasis
  14. Tricostrongylosis
  15. Haemonchosis
  16. Verminous Bronchitis (Parasitic Bronchitis)
  17. Trypanosomiasis
  18. Surra (Mal De Caderas)
  19. Nagana (African Trypanosomiasis)
  20. Dourine
  21. Babesiosis
  22. Theileriosis
  23. Trichomoniasis
  24. Coccidiosis in Poultry (Chicken)
  25. Coccidiosis in Turkey
  26. Coccidiosis in Geese
  27. Coccidiosis in Cattle
  28. Coccidiosis in Sheep and Goat
  29. Coccidiosis in Pigs
  30. Coccidiosis in Rabbit
  31. Coccidiosis in Dogs and Cats

Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine

  1. Introduction to Wildlife Management
  2. Conservation of Wild Life
  3. Development of Ecosystem for Wild Animals
  4. Factors Causing Impact on Protected Regions of Wildlife
  5. Taxonomy of Wild Animals
  6. Apes, Lorises, Macaques and Langurs
  7. Elephantidae (Elephants)
  8. Lagomorpha
  9. Chiroptera and Dermoptera
  10. Insectivora
  11. Rodentia
  12. Tayassuidae
  13. Camelids (Camels)
  14. Giraffe, Hippopotamuses and Wild Oxen
  15. Antelopes and Blackbucks
  16. Chinkara and Cervids
  17. Deer
  18. Wild Sheep and Goats
  19. Perissodactylids
  20. Carnivora
  21. Felids
  22. Canids
  23. Viverrids
  24. Ursids (Bears)
  25. Mustelids
  26. Marine Mammals
  27. Reptiles
  28. Habitat of Wild Animals
  29. Components of Wildlife Habitats
  30. Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks
  31. Wildlife Rules and Acts
  32. Institutions Linked to Wild and Zoo Animals
  33. National Organisations for Zoo
  34. International Organisations for Zoo
  35. All About Zoo
  36. Staff Pattern in a Zoo
  37. Role of Veterinarian in a Zoo
  38. Captive Wild Animal Places
  39. Role of Veterinary Hospital in Zoo
  40. Quarantine of Zoo Animals
  41. Environmental Enrichment Measures in Zoo
  42. Species Specialities in a Zoo
  43. Breeding and Reproduction of Zoo Animals
  44. Projects Related to Breeding of Wild and Zoo Animals
  45. Controlled Breeding and Assisted Reproduction in Zoo
  46. Ethology (Animal Behaviour)
  47. Housing of Wild Animals
  48. Public Health in Zoo
  49. Hygiene and Sanitation in Zoo
  50. Public Health Problems Arising from Wild Animals
  51. Restraining of Wild Animals
  52. Chemical Restraints in Wild Animals
  53. Drugs for Restraint of Wild Animals
  54. Surgical Procedures of Zoo and Wild Animals
  55. Capture Stress and Myopathy in Wild Animals
  56. Transport and Handling of Wild Animals
  57. Examination of Wild Animals
  58. Feeding of Wild Animals
  59. Bacterial Diseases of Wild Animals
  60. Infectious Diseases in Wild Animals
  61. Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases in Wild Animals

Animal Welfare, Ethics and Jurisprudence

  1. Veterinary Ethics and Jurisprudence
  2. Recording of Veterolegal Evidences
  3. Common Offences against Animals and Laws
  4. Examination of Living and Dead Animals in Criminal Cases
  5. Soundness in Horses
  6. Breeding Soundness Examination of the Dog
  7. Postmortem Examination of Veterolegal Cases
  8. Submission of Specimens in Suspected Cases of Poisoning
  9. Postmortem Artifacts
  10. Postmortem Appearance of Shock
  11. Collection of Samples during Postmortem
  12. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960)
  13. Sudden or Unexpected Death of Animals
  14. Causes of Sudden Death
  15. Death due to Drowning
  16. Death due to Lightning Stroke
  17. Electrocution
  18. Death due to Snake Bite
  19. Death due to Suffocation
  20. Death due to Excessive Haemorrhage
  21. Death due to Asphyxia
  22. Death due to Strangulation
  23. Veterolegal Aspects of Death
  24. Types of Courts
  25. Evidence
  26. Witnesses
  27. Euthanasia
  28. Cattle Slaughter
  29. Livestock Insurance
  30. Principles of Veterinary Professional Code of Conduct
  31. Duties of Veterinarians to the Profession
  32. Disciplinary Action for Veterinarians
  33. Doping in Horses
  34. Wounds
  35. Firearm Wounds in Animals
  36. Veterolegal Examination of the Injured Animal
  37. Rules for Transport of Animals
  38. Frauds in the Sale of Livestock Products
  39. Identification and Examination of Meats

Pet Animal Medicine

  1. Why Pet Animal or Bird?
  2. Origin and Domestication of Dogs
  3. Selection of Dog Breed
  4. Choosing a Dog
  5. Breeds of Dogs
  6. Breeding Management of Dogs
  7. Feeding Management of Dogs
  8. Energy Requirements in Dogs
  9. Nutritional Care of Orphan Puppies
  10. Feeding Management during Pregnancy and Lactation in Dogs
  11. Kennel Clubs for Dogs
  12. Dog Shows
  13. Principles of Training Dogs
  14. Serious Training of Dogs
  15. Dogs for Disaster Management
  16. Retriever Dogs
  17. Scouts and Guard Dogs
  18. Bacterial Diseases of Dogs
  19. Viral Diseases of Dogs
  20. Protozoal Diseases of Dogs
  21. Intestinal Parasites in Dogs
  22. Fleas, Ticks and Other External Parasites of Dogs
  23. Fungal Diseases of Dogs
  24. Nutritional Diseases of Dogs
  25. Deworming Schedule for Dogs
  26. Vaccination Schedule for Dogs
  27. Origin and Domestication of Cats
  28. Domestication of Cats
  29. Choosing a Cat
  30. Habits and Behaviour of Cats
  31. Movements and Special Senses of Cats
  32. Handling and Identification of Cats
  33. Grooming and Exercise for Cats
  34. Introducing a Cat to a House
  35. Training of Cats
  36. Breeding Management of Cats
  37. Gestation, Queening and Weaning Care of Cats
  38. Rearing of an Orphan Cat
  39. Feeding Management of Cats
  40. Energy Requirements for Cats
  41. Practical Feeding of Cats
  42. Common Diseases of Cats
  43. Deworming Schedule for Cats
  44. Vaccination Schedule for Cats
  45. Commonly Seen Pet Birds
  46. Breeding Management of Pet Birds
  47. Feeding Management of Pet Birds
  48. Common Diets for Different Categories of Pet Birds
  49. Common Diseases of Pet Birds
  50. Feather Problems in Pet Birds
  51. Bacterial Skin Condition of Pet Birds
  52. Viral Skin Conditions of Pet Birds
  53. Ectoparasites of Pet Birds
  54. Metabolic Diseases of Pet Birds
  55. Gastro Intestinal Diseases of Pet Birds
  56. Reproductive Diseases of Pet Birds
  57. Mycotic Diseases of Pet Birds
  58. Protozoan Diseases of Pet Birds

This course is fully developed; however, corrections may still be needed. Please contact us at hello@vetscraft.com for any missing content or suggestions for improvement in the veterinary medicine course.

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