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| VETE0439-1 | Birds, Rabbits and Rodents Medicine
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| Duration : | 18h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Didier Marlier |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Basic course for all vet students on clinical examinations and main diseases of birds, rabbits and rodents |
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| Course objective : | The first part is dedicated to poultry and production rabbits: clinical examinations in poultry houses and rabbitries, importance of management, differential diagnosis and prevention of main diseases (respiratory, digestive, nervous, reproductive, immune deficiencies, ...), vaccination schemes
The second part is dedicated to some of the most common pet birds, pet rabbits and pet rodents (clinical examinations, common diagnosis and diseases, ...)
This is a basic course for all vet students not a specialisation course |
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| Prerequisites : | Notions dedicated to birds, rabbits and new companion animals that are developed during the previous years (anatomy, physiology, propaedeutics, parasitology, bacteriology, virology, ...) are of the uppermost importance. |
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| Workshops : | Service of Birds, Lagomorphs and Rodents Medicine B42, according to ref. VETE0450-1 and VETE080-2 |
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| Organization : | 18 hours theoretical course. Students are advised to actively take part at theoretical course. It may be required to read scientific papers and/or book section (2 per year maximum) which references will be given during the course. There may have some questions on these readings at the time of examination. |
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| Written notes : | Copy of texts of the slides at students' course office.
Further reading :
- Disease of Poultry, 12th Ed., Saif, Y.M. (Ed.) , Blackwell Publishing , 2008
- Maladies des lapins, S. Boucher et L. Nouaille, Manuel pratique, éd. France Agricole, 1996
- Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Quesenberry K.E. et Carpenter J.W. 2nd Edition, Elsevier Health Science (Ed.), 2003
- Clinical Avian Medicine (2-volume set), Harrison G.J., Lightfoot T.L. 2006, Spix Publishing, ISBN: 00-9754994-0-8,
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| Assessment : | Written exam during session.
It may be required to read scientific papers and/or book section (2 per year maximum) which references will be given during the course. There may have some questions on these readings at the time of examination (see the organisation section). |
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| Contacts : | Associated Professor Dr (DVS, DVM) D. Marlier, Clinic for Birds, Rodents and Rabbits, B42, Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège, dmarlier@ulg.ac.be |
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