Animal Science
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Learning Object
A Typical Animal Cell
In this interactive object, learners identify the parts of an animal cell and its organelles.
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cell, organelles
A Typical Animal Cell (Video)
In this video, learners view the parts of an animal cell and its organelles.
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cell, organelles
Animal Use in Research
The Animal Welfare Act, or AWA, gives protection to animals used in research, education, and entertainment. Explore ethical use and some of the current alternatives in this module.
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animal, animal research, Animals in research, dog, mice, mouse, NHP, non-human primates, pig, rat
Biosecurity Strategies
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:- Identify actions that can reduce biosecurity risk- Develop a biosecurity action plan for a farm- Select the most cost effective strategies
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biosecurity, chicken, cow, disease, farm, infection, pig, transmission
Biosecurity: Finding Sources of Disease Transmission Risk
By the end of this module, you’ll be able to: - List four categories of disease agent sources- Discover conditions when disease transmission is likely to occur- Describe the means of disease transmission in a given situation
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biosecurity, chicken, cow, disease, farm, infection, pig, transmission
Biosecurity: Routes of Infection and Means of Transmission
In this module, you'll be able to :- Identify five routes of infection- Describe how diseases are transmitted in animals
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biosecurity, chicken, cow, disease, farm, infection, pig, transmission
Cell-Based Models: Organoids and Organs-on-Chips
In this module, you will explore the many kinds of cell models and learn about the ways they differ from animal models.
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cell-based model, Organoid, Organs-on-Chips
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What happened with the Wisc-Online Arcade?
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What happened to Wisc-Online objects that were downloaded into LMS platforms?
If instructors had downloaded and embedded Wisc-Online objects (like SCORM packages) into their LMS, those continued to work even after the Wisc-Online site transitioned to WisTech Open. These objects were self-contained and did not rely on the live site.
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