EST 4024 - Equine Musculoskeletal System I

Institution:

Centenary University

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Description:

4 Credits Prerequisites EST2012, 3010 This course is a comparative anatomical and physiological approach to the musculoskeletal system and lameness in the horse. Every participant will receive the basic knowledge required for every horse owner to provide a quality lameness examination on a horse. In addition, the courses will explore a veterinarians approach to such a procedure. Some of the topics include: muscle; bone and nerve physiology; conformation in the horse; joint function and dysfunction; anatomy of the hoof; and the lameness examination in the horse including diagnostic procedures. This course will require each student to spend 2 days (16 hours total) in the barn involved in lameness evaluations and procedures.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centenaryuniversity.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 852-1400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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