title: [Zootechnology of companion animals--a new need, a new challenge].
abstract: The outline and motivation for a new subject in the veterinary curriculum is given. The pregraduate curriculum is divided into ethology, handling, management and care, breeding, behaviour, nutrition, knowledge of breeds, shows, obedience and training of companion animals, the possible clinical implications of normal breed characteristics, the companion animal market, practice management, the study of the human to animal contact and the specialised application of such contacts.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003479:Curriculum; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D013019:South Africa
vernacular_title: Soötegnologie van geselskapsdiere--'n nuwe behoefte, 'n nuwe uitdaging.