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Wersja polska

Course code: BHS10057f14
Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Protection of Animal Health
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Witold Janeczek
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student: W01 - Defines the threat to animal health and the causes of disease [BH1_W01, R1A_W01; BH1_W11, R1A_W04] W02 - Defines the impact of environmental factors on the health of animals [BH1_W18, R1A_W03, R1A_W06; BH1_W22, R1A_W09] W03 - Describes the legal basis for the protection of animals [BH1_W05, R1A_W02] W04 - Defines the factors influencing animal welfare. This explains the physiological, clinical, and behavioral welfare criteria W01 - Defines the threat to animal health and the causes of disease [BH1_W05, R1A_W02; BH1_W22, R1A_W09] W05 - Describes the environmental conditions with particular emphasis on animals kept in zoos and laboratory animals [BH1_W05, R1A_W02] W06 - Defines the rules for the control of infectious animal diseases [BH1_W11, R1A_W04] W07 - Understand the risks and the ethical and moral issues related to animal experiments [BH1_W05, R1A_W02] W05 - Describes the environmental conditions with particular emphasis on animals kept in zoos and laboratory animals [BH1_W05, R1A_W02] W06 - Defines the rules for the control of infectious animal diseases [BH1_W11, R1A_W04] Skills: Student: U01 - Identifies quality management systems in terms of animal and human health [BH1_U05, R1A_U05] U02 - Has the ability and knowledge of how to prepare an application to the ethics committee, defines the methods of experimentation on animals and alternative ways of their implementation [BH1_U15, R1A_U08; BH1_U06, R1A_U05] U03 - Critically evaluate information on the biology, served in the mass-media [BH1_U15, R1A_U08] U04 - Place the table and use the acquired knowledge in collaboration with representatives of the medical sciences, agriculture and veterinary [BH1_U02, R1A_U02] U05 - Assesses the effect of stress in the animals, types of stress, planning methods to prevent stress in animals [BH1_U05, R1A_U01, R1A_U01] U06 - explains the rules of the traded in animals and biological materials [BH1_U07, R1A_U05, R1A_U06]

Competences: K01 - Demonstrates interest in a systematic updating of knowledge in biology and related disciplines, consciously understand the need to acquire and completing knowledge throughout life [BH1_K01, R1A_K01; BH1_K02, R1A_K02] K02 - Planned research tasks for animals conform to the conditions, laws and opportunities, while maintaining their well-being [BH1_K03, R1A_K03, BH1_K04, R1A_K03, BH1_K05, R1A_K04] K03 - Demonstrates ethical attitude to animals [BH1_K03, R1A_K03; BH1_K07, R1A_K05] K04 - Is aware of the risks to public and animal health arising from the progress of civilization [BH1_K08, R1A_K05].

Prerequisites: animal physiology

Course content: Environmental factors and health status of the animals, the concept of health and disease, welfare, epidemiological and immunological determinants of infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, disease prevention, the concept of animal welfare, physiological, clinical, and behavioral criteria for welfare, veterinary requirements by turning animals and biological materials, ethical and legal aspects of animal experimentation ethics committees, scale invasion, stress, and ways to minimize it.

Recommended literature: Praca zbiorowa pod red. Gliński Z., Kostro K.: Choroby zakaźne zwierząt z zarysem epidemiologii weterynaryjnej i zoonoz. PWRiL 2003. Gliński Z., Buczek J.: Kompendium chorób odzwierzęcych. Wyd. AR w Lublinie 1999. Winiarczyk S., Grądzki Z.: Choroby zakaźne zwierząt domowych z elementami zoonoz. Wyd. PIW w Puławach, 2000. Saba L., Nowakowicz-Dębek B., Bis-Wencel H.: Ochrona zdrowia zwierząt. Wyd. AR w Lublinie, 2000. Rokicki E., Kolbuszewski T.: Wybrane zagadnienia z medycyny weterynaryjnej. Fundacja Rozwój SGGW, Warszawa1997.

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