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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
VETE0442-1  Production animals internal medicine

Duration :  36h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Veterinary Medicine, 2nd yearFirst semester3
Lecturer :  Hugues Guyot, Martine Laitat, Frédéric Rollin
Coordinator :  Frédéric Rollin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Main medical diseases of ruminants and pigs in relation with the :

  • neonatalogy;
  • digestive system (including fluidotherapy);
  • respiratory system;
  • cardiovascular system;
  • urinary system;
  • nervous system
  • metabolism and endocrinology;
  • skin.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Description of the main internal diseases of ruminants, horses and pigs.
Preventive medicine in large herds.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
  • Structure and functioning of normal production animals;
  • Clinical examination of production animals;
  • Relationships with other courses : parasitology, bacteriology, virology, immunology, clinical biology, nutrition, food hygiene, necropsy, surgery, obstetrics and theriogenology of production animals, rural economy etc.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Clinical scores.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
This theoretical course 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, the ambulatory clinic and the cattle farms visits.
Recommended or required readings :  
Available at the "Office des cours" of the faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
The evaluation is organised as a written examination including open questions with long or short answers. Questions concern essentially clinical cases.
Organizational remarks :  
Assistance to the courses is highly recommended.
Contacts :  
Building B42, every day between 13 and 14h.

Frédéric Rollin,
E-mail : frollin@ulg.ac.be

Secretary : Marie Delacroix, Tel. : 04/366 40 20.


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