Animal Health

Microbiology, anatomy and physiology

1. Practical classes: a)at the teaching units of ESAC, in the different animal species; b) collecting samples and sending to the laboratory; c) laboratory techniques and observation of samples. 2. Consultation of websites of different national (DGAV), European (EFSA) and worldwide (OIE; WHO; CDC) organizations with mission in animal health. 3. theoretical expositive lessons and presentation and discussion of works and subjects chosen by the students, within the aims of the curricular unit.

1. Knows the structures and competences of the national, European and world institutions intervening in the animal health and the concepts of sanitary politics/police; 2. performs tasks of hygienic-sanitary intervention in the animal and installations and appraises sanitary registers in accordance with the regulation MPB; 3. knows with fundament the specific inverventions of a plan of preventive biosecurity. Understand the epidemiology and prophylaxis applied to the different groups of diseases (infectious-contagious and parasitic) and its importance in public health.

National and Community health policy. Institutions involved at national, European and world level. One Health concept. Health programmes. General concepts of health state alteration and symptoms collection. Basic concepts of epidemiology: transmission routes, entrance gates, carrier, intermediate hosts and vectors. The different groups of etiological agents of disease – chemical, physical, microbiological and parasitic. Example of some diagnostic techniques. General concepts of epidemiology. Concept of vector and importance in emerging and re-emerging diseases. Transmission to man – living animal, food and water. Routes of drug administration (practical aspects related to its application) and nursing care. General concepts of biosafety of an animal farm – water quality for drinking, effluents, disposal of carcasses, washing/disinfection, disinfectants and pest control. By-products and effluents. Regulation of BFM: specificities of organic farming regarding animal health and welfare. Epidemiological importance of some animal diseases. Complementary treatments (main concepts) and nursing care. Main Compulsory Diseases and parasitic zoonoses (Health Codes of OIE).

Continuous assessment:

Module 1 (50%):

1) 1 multiple-response or V/F or mixed test (60%) (T1); 2) 2 short tasks or research assignments (30%) (50% ts1+50% ts2); 3) Class attendance (10%).

Module 2 (50%):

1) 1 multiple-response or V/F/ or mixed test (60%) (T2); 2) 1 bibliographical written report and oral presentation (30%) (R); 3) Class attendance (10%).

NF=50% M1 [(60% T1 + 30% x (50%ts1+50%ts2)/2 +10% attendance] + 50% M2 (60%T2 + 30%R+10% attendance)

The student will succed when he/she obtains an average of 9,5 marks or more (on a scale of 0 to 20) and 7,5 marks as a minimum mark in each module.

EXAM:

Students who do not obtain 9,5 marks in the examination must complete the course in the normal examination period. The whole course must be assessed in the other officially defined exam periods.

Written/oral exam, structured by modules as indicated in the continuous assessment (50%/50% weighting). The student will pass when they obtain an average mark of 9,5 or above (on a scale of 0 to 20).

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