Small Animal Science and Care, 2nd Edition

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• Explore animal welfare, nutrition, pet first aid, and professional small animal care.
• Build hands-on skills through step-by-step activities, STEM connections, and animal care labs.
• Discover veterinary and animal science careers with real-world industry insights and projects.

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Small Animal Science and Care provides today's educators and their students with a new and refreshing comprehensive resource for this growing industry, covering topics that are timely and relate to student interests, such as animal welfare, the roles of animals in society, animal nutrition, and pet first aid. This fresh approach to small animal care appeals to and engages today's high school students with up-to-date information and full-color images. The text also introduces students to a range of careers available in the small animal industry through real-life SAE for All Profiles and Career Connections that include education requirements and current salary ranges. This title helps students develop a deeper understanding of career opportunities, industry expectations, and knowledge and skills related to the care of small animals to prepare for entry-level positions in the industry or for more advanced studies in veterinary science.

To connect classroom and experiential learning, Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Connections introduce new SAE opportunities aligned to careers, while all-new SAE for ALL Opportunities and Check-ins provided at the end of each chapter act as additional springboards for planning and decision-making.
Hands-On Animal Care and Science features offer step-by-step procedures for safely caring for all kinds of small animals with clear illustrations so students can practice professional tasks in the classroom, while STEM Connections at the end of each chapter provide additional reinforcement for students and assessment for instructors to gauge student progress.
The Identification Glossaries provide a means of studying the wide range of animals, tools, diseases, and pests included in the identification portion of FFA Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events. Visual e-flashcards can be easily studied on a mobile phone.

1. The Small Animal Industry

2. Safety, Handling, and Housing

3. Employment Skills

4. Animal Welfare and Animal Rights

5. Small Animals in Society

6. Health and Disease

7. Small Animal Nutrition

8. Digestive Systems

9. Genetics and Inheritance

10. Reproduction

11. Canines

12. Felines

13. Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

14. Rodents

15. Ferrets

16. Hedgehogs

17. Sugar Gliders

18. Amphibians

19. Reptiles

20. Avians

21. Fish

22. Veterinary Science Applications

23. First Aid

24. National FFA Organization Participation

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About the Author

Melanie Berndtson is a 16-year agriscience teacher at Wellsboro Area High School in Pennsylvania. She teaches animal science, plant science, leadership, and natural resources courses for grades 9 through 12. Mrs. Berndtson serves as a National FFA Teacher Ambassador, is a member of the National Science Teacher Association, is active in the National Association of Agricultural Educators, and is active in the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators, having served in several leadership roles.

In addition to multiple grants, Mrs. Berndtson has received several awards for her teaching, including the Teacher Turn the Key, PAAE Outstanding Young Member, and an Ideas Unlimited award. She received an associate's degree in applied animal science with a concentration in small animal care, a bachelor's degree in agricultural education from the University of New Hampshire, and a master's degree in Agricultural and Extension Education from the Pennsylvania State University. She has held positions working in animal shelters and veterinary clinics and raised rabbits.

Mrs. Berndtson has hosted and mentored many young teachers to help project them on a pathway to success teaching animal science and other agricultural science courses. She is the superintendent of the Veterinary Science CDE at the state and regional level and played an integral part in the approval of that CDE for the first time at the national level. She encourages her students to pursue small animal projects at school, including working with a variety of small animals, grooming dogs, raising meat rabbits, managing aquariums, and creating projects such as a therapy dog program. She is passionate about teaching her classes using inquiry-based instruction, using content-area literacy strategies, and helping her students experience all three circles of agricultural education.

Mrs. Berndtson encourages her students to pursue SAE projects and FFA Service-Learning projects related to small animals throughout their communities, including working and job shadowing veterinarians, volunteering at local animal sanctuaries, breeding small animals, training small animals, and visiting nursing homes with pets. The SAE Melanie Berndtson projects help students explore potential careers and expand their knowledge of the small animal industry.

Her dogs Sonny and Ivan serve as frequent visitors to her classroom as animal models for class and as pet therapy dogs. Mrs. Berndtson invites student pets and community and industry guests to the classroom regularly to share content-area knowledge and give her students more exposure to different aspects of the small animal industry.

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