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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
VETE0433-1  Initiation into Veterinary Public Health
Duration :  12h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in veterinary medicine, 2nd yearFirst semester1
Holder(s) :  Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Johann Detilleux, Claude Saegerman
Coordinator :  Antoine Clinquart
Language :  French language
Course contents :  1. Introduction + organization of the food chain [A. Clinquart, ~ 2h]

- History
- Definition of veterinary public health
- (Primary) production / Transformation / Distribution / Consumption
- The food chains : milk, beef, pork, poultry, plants, ... (Breeders, federations, artisanal and industrial manufacturers, distributors).

2. Basic principles for the management of food chain safety [A. Clinquart, ~ 2h]

- Notions of hazard, risk
- Basic principles for the control and auto-control, traceability, withdrawal, recall, notification
- Who makes what : illustration with schematic description of food chains : meat chain et milk chain (auto-control, control and role of veterinarians)

3. Stakes, importance and management of the veterinary public health [G. Daube + J. Detilleux + C. Saegerman, 8h] : the initiation is conducted via concrete examples, in which the implication of the veterinarian is highlighted.

- Ovine catarrhal fever
- Zoonoses related to companion animals
- Salmonellosis
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
- Welfare and quality of animal products
- PCBs and dioxins
- Antibioresistance
Course objective :  - Awarness to importance and stakes of the veterinary public health
- Illustration of the interdisciplinary nature of the management of veterinary public health
- Links with other courses related to veterinary public health
- Role and implication of the veterinarian in the management of public health (diverse functions)
Organization :  When ? Where ? See the courses schedule
Who ? Student responsibility
Written notes :  Reference documents : Course diaporama copy (available on the WebCT plateform of the University of Liège).
Complementary information : cf. course
Assessment :  Aim : awarness of the role of the veterinarian in the management of public health
Method : written test (open questions)
Contacts :  Teachers : Antoine CLINQUART, Professeur Georges DAUBE, Professeur Johann DETILLEUX, Chargée de cours Claude SAEGERMAN, Chargé de cours
Secretary's office : E-mail : dda@ulg.ac.be ; Phone +32 4 366 40 40


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