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| VETE0024-1 | Clinic in medicine for birds, rabbits and rodents
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| Duration : | 12,5h Clin. |
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| Holder(s) : | Didier Marlier |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Students take part in medical examinations, treatments and necropsies of birds, rabbits and new companion animals sent directly by owners or by veterinarians for specialized examinations |
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| Course objective : | The teaching objectives of the organized clinical activities are:
- to train students to the collection of clinical signs in birds, rabbits and NCA;
- to develop their diagnosis aptitudes;
- to make them establish a vital, economic, sporting or zootechnical prognosis;
- to apply treatment and settle preventive measures.
It must be emphasized that most often the diagnosis is based on post-mortem examination.
Post-mortem examinations:
- to settle a differential diagnosis and to determine the cause of death;
- to confirm or to establish the aetiological diagnosis and to propose the right confirming laboratory technique.
These post mortem examinations are a significant part of students' everyday work. |
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| Prerequisites : | Notions dedicated to birds, rabbits, and new companion animals that are developed during the theoretical courses from the 1st and 2e years of doctorat (propaedeutics, parasitology, bacteriology, virology) are of the uppermost importance. |
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| Organization : | 12,5 hours clinical |
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| Written notes : | There is no specific textbook for this clinic. The theoritical course is given in the 3rd year of doctorate (textbook in the students' course office). |
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| Assessment : | Written work in group with evaluation during the week and possibility of test at the end of the week. |
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| Contacts : | Senior Lecturer DVSc, DVM D. Marlier, E-mail : dmarlier@ulg.ac.be
Tél. : + 32 4 366 40 13 |
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| Remarks : | The attendence at the clinic is compulsory. Absences have to be justified by phone at the service and confirmed by an official certificate. The unjustified absences will be taken into account at the time of deliberations. |
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