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Course details
Course code: VVSS00251o15Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Animal Hygiene
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Roman Kołacz
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Student knows which environmental factors and to what extent are likely to cause pathological changes in animals and deteriorate animal welfare. Students also know the methods for measurement and evaluation of physical and chemical indexes of the microclimate and methods for their optimization. Students are able to evaluate animal housing and transportation conditions with respect to animal welfare requirements.
Competences: After passing the course the students are able to analyze animal welfare and management conditions. Students can lead consultations in bioprevention. They are able to evaluate the conditions of Good Animal Husbandry Practice and microclimatic conditions on animal farms
Prerequisites: Biophysics, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics of Internal Diseases
Course content: Microclimatic conditions (UV irradiation, lighting, humidity and air temperature, circulation, harmful gases, dust, noise) and their impact on animal health and performance. Permissive standards of housing systems for livestock with respect to animal welfare, bioprevention, hygiene and environmental protection. Good practice in animal hygiene in connection with food safety. Requirements for animal transportation.
Recommended literature: Higiena i dobrostan zwierząt gospodarskich, Kołacz R., Dobrzański Z., Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu, 2007 Przewodnik do ćwiczeń z zoohigieny, Dobrzański Z., Kołacz R., Wrocław 1996 Livestock Housing, Wathes C., Charles D., Oxford University Press 1994 Livestock Health and Welfare, Moss R., Longman Scientific and Technical, 1994 Higiena Środowiska Zwierząt Hodowlanych, Tymczyna L., Chmielowiec-Korzeniowska A., Lublin 2003
Assessment methods: Continuous assessment of exercises,. Minimum passing grade: 70%.
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