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Course details
Course code: VVSS00293o17
Semester: 2017/2018 summer
Name: Avian diseases - clinical internship part 1 - 10th semester
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 10
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Alina Wieliczko
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: a) student identifies of poultry breeding and raising by oneself, presents and discusses the feeding and enclosure of ornamental birds and pigeons b) student suggests diagnostic methods, recommends therapy, immunoprophilaxis and solutions of the problems in a flocks and on the farms Practical skills: -student performs clinical and post-mortem examination different species of birds by oneself, administers drugs and vaccines. -student takes and fixes samples for microbiological, serological and histopathological examination -Student analyses and interpretes results of the tests -Student cooperates with producers of poultry in prophylaxis on a farms -Student cooperates with veterinary supervision in control and prevention of infection disease -Student connects the knowledge from physiology, nutrition and immunology for increasing of welfare of the birds

Competences: - student has the responsibility for the decisions to the people and animals - student places the good of patient in the first place

Prerequisites: Animal breeding and nutrition, microbiology, pathomorphology , pharmacology, veterinary toxicology

Course content: Breeding technology of various bird species. Clinical examination of birds, effective diagnosis of birds diseases, interpretation of serological tests.

Recommended literature: Altman R.B., Clubb S.L., Dorrestein G., Quesenbery K: Avian Medicine and Surgery, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, London, Toronto, Montreal, Sydney, Tokyo 1997. 3. Patison M. i wsp.: Poultry diseases , Elsevier Urban & Partner, 2011 4. Saif Y.M. i wsp.: Diseases of poultry, Iowa State Press, 2003

Assessment methods: final assesment

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