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| VETE0020-1

 | Animals and Society

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| Duration : | 15h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | Annick Gabriel | |
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| Course contents :
| This teaching consists of 10 to 15 seminaries given by different lecturers. | |
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| Course objective :
| The aim of the seminaries "Animals and Society" is dual. On one hand, it will give the students a general idea of the main current events of the veterinary science in the world. On the other hand, it will show the various fields where the veterinarians play an important role and will give an overview of the careers prospects, far away from the classical opening of rurale practice or companion animal medicine. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| Nothing | |
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| Organization :
| This teaching takes place during the first quadrimester. As example, the program of the seminaries in 2004-2005 is given below (Horary: 15h45 to 17h, amphi 303)
4/10 : A. Gabriel: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.
11/10 : T. Art: Sportive medicine: alternative to doping?
18/10: E. Thiry: Av: conséquencian Influenza: consequences for man and animals.
25/10: A. Vanderplasschen: The place of veterinarian in research.
8/11: J.L. Hornick: Role of veterinarians in tropical regions.
15/11: M. Diez: Animal nutrition: evolution and revolutions.
22/11: M. Vandenheede: Management of animal welfare for domestic animals and wild animals in captivity .
29/11: L. Grobet : Transgenesis in animals.
6/12: M.L. Scippo : Residues in food products of animal origin.
13/12: P.V. Drion : Ethics and management of animal welfare for laboratory animals concerned with in vivo research.
20/12: A. Linden : Sanitary supervision of wild fauna in Belgium. | |
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| Written notes :
| Each lecurer will give a brief summary of his seminary or his power point presentation | |
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| Assessment :
| The examination for seminaries "animal and society" takes place at the end of the first quadrimester, during the session of january. It is a written examination, with general questions, short open and/or QCM type.
The note is given on 20 points but has a ponderation coefficient of 0,5. | |
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| Contacts :
| Dr Annick Gabriel, coordinateur of the course "animals and society" Department of Morphology et Pathology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Bd de Colonster, B43 4000 Liège Tél : 043664061 - Fax : 043664076 e-mail : annick.gabriel@ulg.ac.be | |
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