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Course code: VVSS00270o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Fish diseases
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 10 / 0
Lecturer: dr Witold Niemczuk
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: a) Should be able to identify various species of fresh water fish. Should know the basics of husbandry of the carp and salmon family. b) Full understanding of the laws relating to husbandry and production of farm fish c) Can describe the clinical signs of ill health d) Propose and properly plan preventive procedures and treatment of disease Practical skills: a) Evaluating the heath and status of fish by examining environmental and clinical parameters b) Basic approach to pathology and parasitology c) The use of prophylaxis and treatment to prevent disease
Competences: Cooperates and liase with producers
Prerequisites: Biology, parasitology, microbiology, epizootiology, toxicology
Course content: Biology and breeding of cyprinid and salmonid fishes (carp, trout). Environmental, viral, bacterial and parasitological diseases. Technique of clinical examination and necropsy.
Recommended literature: •Amlacher E. Taschenbuch der Fischkrankheiten VGFV Jena 1986 •Noga E.J. Fish disease: Diagnosis and treatment. Iowa State University Press 2000
Assessment methods: Final test. Minimum required knowledge for passing: 60%
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