An introduction to the field of laboratory animal science and comparative human and animal pathology. Major topics include regulatory oversight of animal-based research, animal biology and disease, animals as models of human diseases, genetic manipulation of research animals, and major intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting biomedical research.

Antirequisite(s): One Health 4100F/G.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 4 of the BMSc program or an Honours BSc degree, or permission of the course director.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.