ANIMAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND FARM HYGIENE

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCES

Moduls:

GENERAL PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

4 credits
IGIENE ZOOTECNICA E BENESSERE ANIMALE

4 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Students should possess adequate knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals

AF code:

A000231

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Assessment methods and criteria:
The mid-term evaluation consists of three ad interim proofs:
- 1st proof: first 6 lectures (12 hours);
- 2nd proof: middle 5 lectures (10 hours);
- 3rd proof: last 5 lectures (10 hours)
Those are in the form of written multiple choice questionnaires, or else, the end term oral examination will be up to the student.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The teaching course aims at:
• Define the key role of the Hygiene of Animal Breeding for the farms and public health;
• Provide the general principles leading to technopathies, as outcomes from improper farming practices
• Define abiotic and biotic agents which might lead to the onset of a technopathy; provide the key concepts to reduce the risk and safeguard the Animal Welfare
• Provide the tools to develop a critical viewpoint in the assessment of physiological and behavioural parameters as well as production and reproduction performance as indicators of Animal Welfare
• Correctly apply the precaution principle within the farming practices to increase the level of safety for farmed animals, animal productions and men

Contents

Mode of delivery:
The teaching course consists of both theoretical lectures and practical training.
During the first class, information about the program and the timetable of topics of each class are displayed, together with the goals of the teaching course and examination methods and criteria for the assessment. Lectures are given in the classroom and the topic are presented in the form of digital presentations. During the semester, lectures and seminars by international experts are also organized in English language. A practical training session in a farm is provided by the end of the course.

Recommended Bibliography

The teaching materials are provided to the students in digital documents in which the slides of the lectures and the integral European Regulations are enclosed.

Teaching Methods

The teaching course consists of both theoretical lectures and practical training.
During the first class, information about the program and the timetable of topics of each class are displayed, together with the goals of the teaching course and examination methods and criteria for the assessment. Lectures are given in the classroom and the topic are presented in the form of digital presentations. During the semester, lectures and seminars by international experts are also organized in English language. A practical training session in a farm is provided by the end of the course.

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