14I5O02 - Poultry medicine
| Course specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course title | Poultry medicine | |||
| Acronym | 14I5O02 | |||
| Acronym | Veterinary Medicine | |||
| Module | ||||
| Type of study | Integrated academic studies | |||
| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 5.5 | Status | ||
| Condition | Theriogenology | |||
| The goal | Introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the pathology and treatment of poultry diseases. Learning necessary skills important for direct involvement in clinical practice and independent dealing with most frequent problems within the usual clinical practice | |||
| The outcome | Student should know the etiology and pathogenesis of diseases, and to determine appropriate therapy; should know how to take a history, do an autopsy and clinical examination, how to make the selection of materials for diagnosis, diagnose and application of appropriate therapeutic measures, how to take a blood sample, vaccinate and administer medicine, do tuberculin test | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | Introduction. Technopaties. Bacterial diseases of poultry. Viral diseases of poultry. Fungal diseases of poultry. Intoxication and mycotoxicosis. Neoplastic diseases. Metabolic diseases. Nutritional deficiencies | |||
| Contents of exercises | Management of poultry production. Breeding Flocks. Broilers. Laying hens. Basic principles of incubation of eggs. Vaccination. Drug application. Diagnostic procedures | |||
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| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 3 | 2 | |||
| Methods of teaching | Theory lessons with interactive learning with the use of audio visual methods (Power Point presentations, films), clinical vignettes, practical exercises at the Department for equine, small animal, poultry and wild animal diseases and poultry farms | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | 10 | Test paper | 30 | |
| Practical lessons | 10 | Oral examination | 30 | |
| Projects | ||||
| Colloquia | 10 | |||
| Seminars | 10 | |||