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VETE0014-2

Veterinary ethology and notion of animal welfare
- Common course
- Complement in ethology applied

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Duration :Common course : 35h Th
Complement in ethology applied : 10h Th
Credits/ECTS :
3rd "candidature" in veterinary medicine4
Holder(s) :Common course : Baudouin Nicks, Marc Vandenheede
Complement in ethology applied : Baudouin Nicks
Course contents : First part (35 h)

Ethology (M. Vandenheede)
  • definitions and the four questions of Tinbergen;
  • history;
  • behavioural mechanisms(innate and acquired) ;
  • evolution of behaviour(domestication effect).

The ethogram of farm animals (B. Nicks)
General characteristics of the behaviour of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry.
Descriptive Ethology (M. Vandenheede)
Description of main behaviours, illustrated by examples chosen in the ethogram of domestic animals.
Second part (10 h)

Applied Ethology of farm animals: additional informations (B. Nicks)
How animal behaviour influences farm building.
Some informations about abnormal behaviours.

Powerpoint files for the parts "Ethology" and "Descriptive Ethology":(http://www.ulg.ac.be/fmv/).
Course objective : Understanding how a healthy domestic animal is behaving, and how to understand it.
Written notes : "Ethologie appliquée aux animaux domestiques : chien, chat, cheval" (M. Vandenheede, 93 pages) and "Ethologie appliquée aux animaux domestiques : bovins, porcs, moutons, chèvres, volailles, lapins" by B. Nicks, 126 pages. Office des Cours, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Boulevard de Colonster, B42
Assessment : Written examination (multiple choice)
Contacts : Prof. B. Nicks, Email : baudouin.nicks@ulg.ac.be
M. Vandenheede, Chef de travaux, Email : marc.vandenheede@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : 04/366 41 45 or 48




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Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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