Clinical Pathology - Farm Animals and Equine II

Code:

MV423

Acronym:

PCEPEII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Nutritional Sciences
OFICIAL	Personal and Communicational Development

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	59	Plan 2007 to 2017	4	-	5	80	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Objectives:

- To provide students information about etiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of farm animals diseases

- To inform students about the impact of these diseases in the farm economy and how appropriate measures can reduce or eliminate that impact

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills:

- To identify the main diseases that affect farm animals

- To detect farm management errors that can originate disease and economical losses

- Guidelines to effectively elucidate the farmer about these diseases and their consequences

 

Attitude:

- Understand the role of a Veterinary Doctor in the food animal business - Use of team work to solve problems and to protect animal welfare.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Dairy cow comfort
Dry cow managemen
Factors that affect dry matter intake in transition cows
Post-partum uterine infections
Mastitis in dairy herds
Lameness in cattle
Metabolic diseases in ruminants
Diseases of the digestive tract in ruminants
Sub-acute ruminal acidosis in cattle
Respiratory diseases in ruminants
Urinary diseases in ruminants
Skin diseases in ruminants
Cardiovascular diseases in ruminants

Mandatory literature

Blowey Roger; Control de la mastitis en granjas de vacuno de leche. ISBN: 84-200-0863-X
Roger Blowey, Peter Edmondson; Mastitis Control in Dairy Herds, Cabi, 2010. ISBN: 978-1845935504
Radostits Otto M.; Herd health. ISBN: 0-7216-7694-4
Youngquist Robert S.; Current therapy in large animal theriogenology. ISBN: 978-0-7216-9323-1
Naylor Jonathan M.; Large animal clinical nutrition. ISBN: 0-8016-2902-0
Rosenberger, G. Dirksen, G., Grunder,H.D., Stober, M.; Medicina Interna y Cirurgia del Bovino 4ª edição, INTER-MEDICA, 2005
Sarel van Amstel & Jan Shearer; Manual for Treatment and Control of Lameness in Cattle, Blackwell Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-8138-1418-6
Paul R. Greenough; Bovine Laminitis and Lameness: A Hands on Approach, Elsevier Limited, 2007. ISBN: 978 0 7020 2780 2
Thomas Divers & Simon Peek ; Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle, 2nd Edition, Saunders Elsevier, 2008. ISBN: 978-1416031376
Victoria L. Cooper & Bruce W. Brodersen; Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice - Bovine Respiratory Disease, Elsevier Saunders, 2010. ISBN: 9781437725049
Herdt, T. H.; Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice - Metabolic Disorders of Ruminants, Elsevier, 2000
Philip M. Sears & David J. Wilson; Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice - Mastitis, Elsevier, 2003
Graham R. Duncanson; Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats, CABI, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-78064-003-7
Nigel B. Cook & Kenneth V. Nordlund; Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice - Managing the Transition Cow to Optimize Health and Productivity, Elsevier Saunders, 2004
David E. Anderson; Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice - Lameness, Saunders, 2001
Paul R Greenough; Bovine Laminitis and Lameness: A Hands on Approach, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-7020-2780-2

Comments from the literature

The bibliography consists in book and scientific papers, all of which will be provided by the teaching staff

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures:
Used mainly to support the independent study of students. Main subjects of course will be presented and discussed with the help of Power Point presentations and videos.

Practical lectures:
These classes will consist in the simulation of clinical cases in farms. The objective is to provide students with the ability to perform a diagnosis, to choose an adequate therapy and to suggest control measures.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Frequência das aulas	70,00
Trabalho de investigação	30,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend, at least, 75% of the presented classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical written exam:

- 20/20

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special needs should contact the Teacher in order to solve these types of situations

Classification improvement

It is only possible to improve with an exam for all the program of this Course Unit