Purpose

The purpose of the veterinary science career development event is to promote college and career readiness by providing opportunities to develop technical knowledge and demonstrate practical skills in the field of veterinary science.

Superintendent/s:

Lisa Karr

C204 Animal Science

Lincoln, NE 68583-0908

402-472-6458

lisa.karr@unl.edu

Lena Luck

402-472-9098

lena.luck@unl.edu

Event Information

Objectives:

1. Participants will demonstrate professional ethics, decision-making, communication and problem-solving skills.
2. Participants will demonstrate technical competency with small and large animals in the areas of:
• Anatomy and physiology
• Clinical procedures
• Identification
• Health and safety
• Medical terminology

Teams:

1. Teams will consist of four members with all four members' scores counting toward total team score.
2. The number of teams should be 3 per district.
3. Teams will be capped at 36.

Dress Code:

1. Please wear appropriate items to work with animals.
2. That includes: slacks and closed toe and heel shoes. FFA members are permitted to wear Official Dress with black slacks and black boots.

Format:

Written Exam - 50 points per individual, 200 points per team

The objective, multiple-choice exam is designed to determine team members' broad understanding of the veterinary science field. All students will take the exam individually. Team members may not talk during the written exam. The written exam will consist of 25 multiple-choice questions. See sample questions in Veterinary Science CDE Handbook .

There will also be math questions regarding conversions, dose calculations, dilutions, cost calculations and invoices. Thirty minutes will be given for the exam. Calculators are permitted and need to be provided by the student.

Topics for the exam may include:

• Behavior
• Disease (causes and sources, signs and symptoms)
• Medical terminology
• Medical records
• Anatomy/physiology
• Regulations (federal OSHA, MSDS)
• Patient management
• Facility management
• Genetics

Identification- 100 points total

Participants will identify equipment, parasites and breeds/species for a total of 100 points (2 points per item). Teams will work together to complete the identification section. Thirty minutes will be given for this activity. Identification lists are located in the National Veterinary Science CDE Handbook.

Equipment- 50 points

Participants will identify pieces of equipment (actual equipment and photos). They will also need to have general knowledge about the use for each item.

Parasites- 30 points (pictures)

Participants will identify parasites (photos) and explain the life cycles of selected parasites.

Breeds- 20 points

Participants will identify breeds of small and large animals (photos).

Practicums- 200 points total

Handling and Restraining Practicum- 100 points

Four handling and restraining practicums will be selected. Each individual will be assigned to complete one of the four handling and restraining practicum. (25 points for the individual, 100 points total for the team).

Participants are expected to talk through the handling and restraining steps to a judge as they are being scored. Judges may speak and ask questions to the participant at the end of each activity, if time allows. All handling and restraining scorecards can be found at the end of the National FFA handbook .

Clinical Procedure Practicum - 100 points

Four clinical procedure practicums will be selected. Each individual will be assigned to complete one of the four clinical procedure practicums. (25 points for the individual, 100 points total for the team).

Participants are expected to talk through the clinical procedure steps to a judge as they are being scored. Judges may speak and ask questions to the participant at the end of each activity, if time allows. All clinical procedure scorecards can be found at the end of the National FFA handbook .