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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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| Lecturer : | Jean-François Beckers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| After a short recall about the general mechanisms of the gonad and genital tract development, the program 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 integrated 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 met during the reproductive life: intra-uterine life (embryonic and fetal), growth period, mature period, pregnancy, parturition, lactation starting, postpartum. Finally, we introduce the reproduction problems, the new methods for sexuality mastering and assisted reproduction. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| We are teaching the basis of reproduction physiology to the third bachelor 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 cyclicity to anoestrus. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| 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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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Specific discussions (6 hours):
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 . An evaluation by MCQ will be done at the end of the week of practice works representing 10% of global result.
- Practice works (4 hours):
These works will be organized by group of twelve (+/-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, pregnancy diagnosis by transabdominal ultrasonographic exam, ...). Attendance is required. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The Faculty anticipates a timetable included in the program edited by the university. Nineteen matters are teaching ex-cathedra. Attendance is highly recommended. By student request, seminars are organized without interfere the established timetable. We announce these sessions at least a week ahead. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The slides in Power Point format will be available on e-campus site progressively. Student can thus print these notes in the format which is appropriate to him. A syllabus about five hundred pages is available in the laboratory and contain a lot of additional informations, more than the required knowledge for the exams but useful for the next years. It costs 25€.
Prof. Beckers's scientific publications are available on this link : http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/ph-search?uid=U006035. Otherwise, the website of the functionnal sciences ( including reproductive Physiology) is available via this link: http://www.fmv.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_1384400/fr/accueil-dsf and contain some presentations and conference given in Belgium or in other country. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 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: simultaneous distribution of the two questionnaires (MCQ and open answer). The students have three 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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Work placement(s) :
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| Interested students are welcome to discover the laboratory life. They are also welcome for vacations job. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| 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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Contacts :
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| 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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