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| VETE0049-2 | Internal medicine of ruminants, horses and pigs, and herd health management
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| Duration : | 70h Th, 31,25h Clin. |
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| Holder(s) : | Hélène Amory, Frédéric Rollin |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Main medical diseases of ruminants, horses and pigs in relation with the :
- neonatalogy;
- digestive system (including fluidotherapy and endotoxemia);
- respiratory system;
- cardiovascular system;
- urinary system;
- metabolism and endocrinology;
- skin;
Herd health and production management :
- management of replacing heifers;
- control of neonatal diarrhea;
- control of enzootic broncho-pneumonia;
- management of the dry period;
- management of the milk production.
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| Course objective : | Description of the main internal diseases of ruminants, horses and pigs.
Preventive medicine in large herds. |
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| Prerequisites : |
- Structure and functioning of normal large animals;
- Clinical examination of large animals;
- Relationships with other courses : parasitology, bacteriology, virology, immunology, clinical biology, nutrition, food hygiene, necropsy, surgery, obstetrics and theriogenology of large animals, rural economy etc.
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| Workshops : | Without object. |
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| Organization : | This theoretical course does not contain seminars or workshops but is largely illustrated by slides and videos of clinical cases and by the participation, during the 2d and 3d years of Master, to the clinic for ruminants, the clinic for pigs and thecattle farms visits. |
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| Written notes : | Available at the "Office des cours" of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation is organised as a written examination including open questions with long or short answers. Questions concern individual clinical cases and herd problems. |
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| Contacts : | Building B41 (Hélène Amory) and B42 (Frédéric Rollin), every day between 13 and 14h.
Hélène Amory,
E-mail : helene.amory@ulg.ac.be
Frédéric Rollin (coordinator),
E-mail : frollin@ulg.ac.be
Secretary : Marie Delacroix, Tel. : 04/366 40 20. |
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| Remarks : | None. |
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