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| VETE0492-1 | Herd health management
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| Duration : | 20h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen |
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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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| During this second master's degree in veterinary medicine follows the teachings of semiotics animal production (VETE0448-1) given in the first year of graduate and above the clinical training of graduate third.
The theoretical and practical concerning animal production are organized in a double context and individual herd. This course complements the course of Internal Medicine, Surgery and Theriogenology animal production courses that are specifically targeted to the individual. This course focuses on strategies for collecting and analyzing clinical data, livestock, therapeutic, laboratory in order to increase farm profitability while incorporating the concepts of animal welfare, biosecurity, quality of animal products. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| In the field of animal production, productivity is often considered as an alternative measure of health status. Also the fact that the disease is present or not is usually less important than the frequency with which it appears and its impact on the productivity of herds in medicine, the clinician observes individuals but bases its conclusions on observations made on all of the population.
During the general objective to educate yourself (1) strategies for collecting individual information or breeding, (2) their analysis for power (3) quantify the magnitude of the problem, (4) identify origin and (5) the relationship between the various factors responsible and doing (6) practical recommendations to improve the profitability of the production unit.
Like other courses or clinical training, this course will give you the opportunity to increase your disciplinary skills (essential to mobilize as authentic as possible situations knowledge), organizational (how to manage your time, set communicative relationship a report operating items) (in the context of relations with the breeder or other colleagues), (that is to say the control of oral or written), reflexive (as part of the analysis and interpretation of information) or personal.
The specific objectives of this course are presented in the notes. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The lessons taught in the course presupposes a good knowledge of current synthetic semiology and pathology related to Internal Medicine, Surgery and Theriogenology animal production. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This 20-hour course is given in face-during the months of October-November 2012. The more specific schedule for these courses and their content is available on eCampus. This platform brings course content of Theriogenology and Medicine herds. It aims to (1) increase the interaction between you and the teachers and supervisors. To this end, each area of ¿¿training is the subject of a discussion forum where you can ask questions. It also aims to (2) to allow the learner to self-assess through mandatory formative tests. Finally, it aims to (3) if necessary to allow the learner to seek more information through internet links informed or receive multimedia illustrations.
Class attendance is strongly recommended.
Ten hours of instruction will be given by Pr. Hugues Guyot (lecturer and coordinator). They concern:
- Introduction to Medicine flock, herd Fundamentals and semiotics (± 4 hours)
- Diseases of the neonatal period and the weaning (± 2 hours)
- The management of replacement heifers and growth (± 1 hour)
- Metabolic disorders postpartum (± 2 hours)
- Lameness (± 1 hour)
Ten hours of instruction will be given by Prof. Christian Hanzen. They concern:
- The management of bovine reproduction: approach flock (4:00)
- The propaedeutic of the mammary gland of the cow. Approach to herd (1 hour)
- Mastitis in cattle: factors breeding (5:00)
These theoretical hours will complete two weeks of clinical training in an ambulatory medicine and other medical herds (VETE0445). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes about the course of Medicine Herds are available through the eCampus platform. It includes all the information (notes, educational and related commitments, internal links, books of interest, clinical book) for medicine herds and Theriogenology. Lecture notes on aspects of reproductive and breast health medicine herds are also available via the website Orbi (www.orbi.ulg.ac.be).
Access to the platform is ecampus conditional registration as a student at the University of Liège and the validation of the year of your studies. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The summative evaluation
The VETE0443 courses and VETE0492 will be a summative evaluation takes place simultaneously in January 2013. Both evaluations will consist of so-called multiple-choice (MCQs) with implicit general solutions (MIS) 6, 7 and 9 with degrees of certainty (DC) and questions QROC (open questions with short answers) questions. You can view the eCampus platform the rationale for using this type of assessment. In case of failure, a second session is scheduled for August-September 2013. The responsible course reserve the right to propose an oral examination in the second session so if the number of students was significantly decreased.
The success of the course depends not only on the written test (knowledge test) but is also dependent on the completion of two weeks of clinical (VETE0445-1: Bovine Outpatient Clinic and Clinical Medicine Herds 2GMV).
Theriogenology part of medical courses herds will be formative assessment through Exams platform. The terms of these formative tests are specified in a separate document available on the eCampus platform.
We will evaluate your knowledge and skills and attitudes in each of the clinics within the clinical animal production (VETE0445-1). The end result will be the average of the results obtained in each of the four clinics. Further information is available in the educational commitment of clinical VETE0445. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Hands:
You are advised to consult the pedagogical commitment on 4 clinics organized in the field of animal production (VETE0445). |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professor Hugues Guyot (coordinator)
E-mail: Hugues.guyot @ ulg.ac.be
Tel. 04/366.40.20
Prof. Christian Hanzen
Email: christian.hanzen @ ulg.ac.be
Tel. 04/366.41.60
URL: http://www.therioruminant.ulg.ac.be/index.html |
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