ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: VVSS00014f10Semester: 2010/2011 summer
Name: Exotic animals’ diseases
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 24 / 6
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Alina Wieliczko
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing the course students have theoretical and practical knowledge about anatomy, physiology and breeding of exotic animals; know the infectious, deficiency and environmental diseases in exotic animals. Students are able to provide clinical and anatomo-pathological examination and obtain material for laboratory examinations. Students know also the rules of therapy and are able to use them in individual cases, as well as apply the basic surgical treatment. The students are familiar with the veterinary administration rules for exotic animals.
Competences: Students are able to handle, diagnose and treat exotic animals.
Prerequisites: Veterinary diagnostic techniques, animal husbandry, animal nutrition, veterinary microbiology, virology and parasitology, pharmacology, immunology and poultry diseases.
Course content: Biology and breeding of exotic animals (reptiles, birds, small mammals). Diseases of exotic animals, rules of therapy, prophylaxis programs for each species, techniques of clinical and anatomicopathologic examination, taking samples for laboratory diagnostics, administrating drugs and basic surgery techniques.
Recommended literature: Kruszewicz A. 2000. Hodowla ptaków ozdobnych, gatunki, pielęgnacja, choroby. Warszawa; Multicko,. Messonier S. 1998. Powszechnie występujące choroby gadów i ich terapia. Warszawa, SIMA WLW; Richardson V.C.G. 2004. Choroby małych gryzoni. SIMA WLM, wyd. II, Warszawa; Carpenter J.W., Mashima T.Y., Rupier D.J. 2005. Exotic Animal Formulary. P.H. Benyon (Editor), J.E. Cooper (Editor), Anna Meredith (Editor), Sharon Redrobe (Editor). 2003. Manual of Exotic Pets. BSAVA; MacArthur S., Wilkinson R., Meyer J. 2005. Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles.
Assessment methods: Obligatory passing grades of laboratory course and writen exam. Minimum required knowledge for passing: 60%
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