ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: VVSS00060f10Semester: 2010/2011 summer
Name: Advisement
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 5 / 10
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Stefaniak
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Students are able to make complex analyses of large animal’s herds’ management systems, write reports and properly inform the owner about the animal’s conditions and welfare.
Competences: After passing the course students are orientated towards the application of prophylactics on a herd and are able to derive proper data about the animal’s condition and welfare.
Prerequisites: Animal breeding, Animal nutrition, physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Ethology and Animal Welfare, Animal Hygiene.
Course content: Basic range of prophylaxis on large animals farms, especially on dairy farms. Taking samples for laboratory diagnostics, analysis of farm documents, animal feeding, condition and environment as well as application the farm management program. Interpretations of the results of samples, writing the final report and leading the proper consultation with the owner.
Recommended literature: Radostits O.M., Leslie K.E., Fetrow J. 1994. Herd Health: Food Animal Production Medicine, 2nd edition; actual professional articles
Assessment methods: Passing grades of the course and preparing report.
Comment: Field study- 10 hours.