ECTS
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Course details
Course code: VVSS00330f12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Laboratory diagnosis of viral infection of horses
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 10
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr Barbara Bażanów
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: During the course the student gets theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to conduct laboratory examination of horses viral infection.
Competences: After completion of the course students are informed on what specimen should be collected in the case of the viral infection in horses. Students are also able to conduct detailed diagnostic tests used to diagnostic of the disease.
Prerequisites: Preceding subjects that should be completed: biology, biochemistry, immunology and microbiology.
Course content: The goal of this course is to teach students how correctly diagnose the horses infection diseases and how to prevent the outbreak in the stud.
Recommended literature: 1.Murphy Frederick A. et all., Veterinary Virology. Third Edition 2.OIE Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines. Fourth Edition. 2000 3.Sellon D.C., Long M.T. Equine infectious disease, Elsevier, 2007 4.Horzinek M.C., Studdert M. J. Virus infections of equines, Elsevier, 1996
Assessment methods: Oral test
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