Student will experience the role of a aquatic animal diagnostician within an academic setting. Learning will take place through diagnostic cases submitted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, specifically from the Fisheries Division; Tours of the Oneida Fish Hatchery and Cayuga Inlet Fish Ladder where health assessments of walleyes and sea lamprey will take place; and Sample analyses of Hudson River and Long Island Sound Striped Bass Populations for mycobacteriosis.
The Aquatic Animal Health Program has extensive diagnostic testing and research facilities available as well as access to all the capabilities of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center.
Student will be expected to engage in the rotation from 9am to 5pm daily Monday to Friday. The student will get hands on experience with necropsies, histopathology, and molecular diagnostic activities.