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Study programmes 2007-2008Last update : 7/05/2008
VETE1025-1  Pathologies obstétricales, mammaires et de reproduction des ruminants, équidés et porcs
Duration :  45h Th, 18,75h Clin.
Credits/ECTS :  
"docteur" in veterinary medicine, 2nd yearToute l'année5
Holder(s) :  Christian Hanzen
Substitute(s) :  Stefan Deleuze
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  The course of obstetrics includes some basics recalls concerning physiological process of parturition. He describes the differents stages of parturition, main rules of obstetrical examination (goals and methods), presents the pharmacological control and blood and non bloody interventions methods. Finally, it presents the main obstetrical complications.


The curse related to mammary pathologies describes the consequences of mastitis, définition and symptoms, aetiology, pathogeny, diagnostic and treatment.


The curse devoted to the biotechnologies of reproduction presents artificial insemination (sperm preservation methods, AI technics), in vivo and in vitro embryo production methods (superovulation, embryo recovery, quality determination, embryo preservation and transfert, ovum pick up, oocytes quality evaluation, maturation, in vitro fecundation process, embryo culture).
Course objective :  Obstetric is a science and a art. A science who needs anatomical, physiological and pathological knowledges. At the end of this curse, the student will be able to have a right attitude during the parturition and to decide the correct manual, surgical or pharmacological intervention to do.

At the end of the curse related to the pathologies of the mamamry gland, the student will be able to identify an individual or a herd problem of mastitis, to understand the relative importance and interrelationships between the main causative factors (germ, animal, environment) and finally to put in place a preventive or curative treatment.

The biotechnologies of reproduction concern artificial nsemination, in vitro or in vivo embryo production, cloning and transgenesis. At the end of the curse, the student will be more confident with these techniques in default to have a good practical experience.
Prerequisites :  The teachings assume a good synthetic knowledge of physiology of reproduction, general and topographic anatomy of the mammary and genital tract of the concern species
Workshops :  Due to the high number of students, no specific practical activities are organized.
Organization :  Schedule of organisation are presented to the students at the beginning of the year. The students are not obliged to assist to the courses but their presence is recommanded.
Written notes :  Written notes and Power Point presentations are available on the WebCT site. The list of CD-ROMs, K7 or books are prsented on the WEBCT site
Assessment :  During the yeay, many non compulsory evaluations are organized through the WEBCT platforme. Moreover, two compulsories evaluations and an oral examination are also organiszed during the year.
Contacts :  Professeur Ch. Hanzen, chargé de cours.
Courriel : Christian.Hanzen@ulg.ac.be,
Tél. 04/366.41.60
URL : http://www.fmv.ulg.ac.be/oga/
Remarks :  Such proposals can be considered as minimal attending the too high number of students.


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