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Course code: BBS20209f11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: Prophylaxis of cattle\'s metabolic disorders
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Robert Kupczyński
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Students should know the basic problems of metabolic disorders of cows, kept in big herds. They should also know the monitoring rules of cows’ health at herd. The students should know the methods of metabolic disorders’ diagnosing as well as they should know the rules of co-operating with the vets and laboratories.
Competences: After finish of the course the students should diagnose the main problems of metabolic disorders at cows’ herds. The students should also recognize and correct faultinesses of maintenance and feeding’s management. They should be able make the rapid diagnostic tests.
Prerequisites: animal physiology, anatomy, animal hygiene
Course content: Kinds of metabolic disorders at cattle (pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosing, prevention). The diagnostic- preventive program. Biochemical examination of blood in monitoring of cattle’s health. Use of rapid diagnostic tests. Use of metabolic profile to evaluation of nutrition. The methods of early diagnosing and prevention.
Recommended literature: Mordak R.: Monitorowanie problemów zdrowotnych stad bydła. MedPharm Polska 2008. Kupczyński R., Stefaniak T., Jawor P.: Ketoza krów mlecznych: przyczyny, zapobieganie, leczenie. Monografia - Noworodek a Środowisko (część 3) pod red. T. Stefaniaka. 122-143 Kupczyński R., 2007: Zaburzenia równowagi kwasowo-zasadowej u cieląt – problemy diagnostyczne. Monografia - Noworodek a Środowisko (część 3) pod red. T. Stefaniaka. 91-104. Rutkowiak B.: Zaburzenia trawienne i metaboliczne w stadach krów mlecznych. PWRiL 1986.
Assessment methods: Completion of laboratory training; written exam after semester; minimum 60% of knowledge to pass
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