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| VETE0070-1 | Physiology of animal reproduction
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| Duration : | 19h Th, 4h Pr, 6h Mon. WS |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑François Beckers |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | After a short recall about the general mechanisms of the gonad and genital tract development, the course views in details: gametogenesis (folliculogenesis in female and spermatogenesis in male) including: maturation, gametic carrying, fertilization, implantation and pregnancy.
Next, the reproductive endocrinology is reviewed and putted in the general context of the individual homeostasis. She is also envisaged in a comparative way between, male and female, different species: human and animal and the different physiological status meted during the individual life: intra-uterine life (embryonic and fetal), growth period, mature period, pregnancy, parturition, lactation starting, postpartum. Finally, we introduce the reproduction problems and the new methods for sexuality mastering. |
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| Course objective : | We are teaching the basis of reproduction physiology to the third years students. The course concerns mainly the regulations and mechanisms of reproductive function. So, the teaching establishes inter-specific comparisons, schematizes the possible ways to understand the reproduction troubles and defines the hormonal pathways and drugs used for cyclicity mastering or the treatments of reproduction disturbances. By specific discussions, we go deeper into the pregnancy and the evolution from regular cycle to anoestrus. |
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| Prerequisites : | No particular knowledge is required, just be successful the second years veterinary school or have an equivalent certificate authenticated by the university of Liège. |
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| Workshops : |
This second section of teaching will be organized by group of twenty-five students (+/- 5). In this part, the students are actively involved in the analysis of the informations given by the assistantt. The attendance is obligatory on all sessions (6h). An evaluation by MCQ will be done at the end of the week of practice works.
These works will be organized by group of fifteen(+/-2) students and treated to the different species. Because the limited hour's number, we take up the veterinary actions that can't be ignored (realisation and interpretation of vaginal swab, hormonal dosage,...). Attendance is required. |
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| Organization : | The Faculty anticipates a timetable included in the program edited by the university. Nineteen matters are teaching ex-cathedra. By student request, seminars are organized without interfere the established timetable. We announce these sessions at least a week ahead. |
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| Written notes : | The slides in Power Point format will be available on myULg site progressively. Student can thus print these notes in the format which is appropriate to him. Three syllabi about five hundred pages and contain a lot of additional informations, more than the required knowledge for the exams but useful for the next years. Three texts, basis for the seminars and for continuing education sessions of the practitioners, some abstracts about topical subjects and slide shows of the belgian and foreign meetings are also available on the website of continuing education: http://www.intranet.ulg.ac.be/fmv/forncont/index.htm. Moreover, a glossary of the mainly terms or expressions used in animal's reproduction will allow a quite checking of the knowledge. So, to facilitate the student's work, a hundred new questions will be given out during the year. The version available at the 'office des cours' is out of date. A compendium of Animal Reproduction edited by Schering-Plough is given free to develop the critical mind of the student's. The students are strengthly invited to get it. |
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| Assessment : | The examination consists into a written exam made up multiple choices of questions (MCQ) and questions with a short answer (SAQ) or long answer.
The exam's progress: simul distribution of the two questionnaires (MCQ and open answer). The students have tree hours to answer.
For the second session, the sudents will be evaluated in the same manner than in the first session, a written evaluation. |
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| Contacts : | Prof. Jean François Beckers
Tel.: 04/366.41.61, email: jfbeckers@ulg.ac.be Mobile : 0477/ 29.70.18 Fax: 04/366.41.65
Assistant: Dr Carine Gatez Tel.: 04/366.41.67, email: carine.gatez@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Any student, at the beginning of the year, fills in an individual form with a recent photo at the department, Bat.41-1st floor, upstairs the radiology.
As the numerous ways following by the students to come in 4th year and the late intervention of the seminars (the last year), we accept at the specially student's request to give seminars and lessons (these must be announced, at their fellow students, a week ahead). |
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