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Course code: VVSS00306f13Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Swine diseases
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 11
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Dr hab. Krzysztof Rypuła
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Elective is used to diversify the knowledge about swine diseases, which student has after compulsory courses about swine diseases. It is used for procurement new practical abilities, which are helpful while working on pig farm. Increase of knowledge about the species and diseases.
Competences: After completing of the course about swine diseases, student is prepared to recognize and analyse clinical symptoms of swine infectious diseases, and has ability to recognize diffusion of infection on farm and effective treatment.
Prerequisites: Anatomy, Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious diseases of farm animals
Course content: Germ, investigation, diagnostic, screening, health state of animals on farms, planning and interpretation of diagnostic test results, prophylaxis and vaccinations.
Recommended literature: 1. Noordhuizen J.P.T.M., Frankena K., van der Hoofd C.M., Graat E.A.M. (1996) Application of Quantitative Methods in Veterinary Epidemilogy. Wageningen Pers 2. Leman A.D.: Diseases of swine, 7nt ed. Wolfe Publishing Ltd, Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa 1992 3. Dinter Z i Morein B.: Virus infections of ruminants, Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam 1990 4. Mayr A.: Handbuch der Schutzimpfungen in der Tiermedizin, Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 1984 5. Geering W.A.: Exotic diseases of animalsAustralian Goverment Publishing Service, Canberra 1995 6. Rolle/Mayr A.: Medizinische Mikrobiologie Infektions- und Seuchemedizin. 4 Ed. Ferdinand Enke Verlag Stuttgart, 1993
Assessment methods: Final assessment
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