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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
VDOC0021-1  Complement of food biological safety

Duration :  24h Th, 8h Pr
Number of credits :  
Doctoral training in veterinary sciences 6
Lecturer :  
Coordinator :  Georges Daube
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
* Main foodborne pathogens: helminths, protozoa, bacteria, viruses, mycotoxins, marine biotoxins, biogenic amines and non conventional transmissible agents.
* Characteristic of the main bacteria responsible of foodborne poisoning : Salmonella, Yersinia, E. coli O157 entérohémorragique, Yersinia enterocolitica entéropathogène, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Vibro parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, Listeria monocytogenes. * Main spoiling and technological micro-organisms. *Management of the shelf life of foodstuffs by producers.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
* At the end of this course, the student will know the main characteristics of biological agents foods: taxonomy, physiology, virulence, reservoirs, sources of contamination, foods associated control measures.
* He should also be able to propose solutions to fight against pathogens and spoilage flora and sought to promote positive micro-organisms in the main food categories
* Finally, he will know the procedure and will be able to perform a simple exercise of food quantitative microbiological risk assessment.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
This specialized Master is available on the record holders of the degree in veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree. For admission requirements, see: http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/a_15711/admissions Basic knowledge in microbiology required for a proper understanding of education.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
* Tutorials consisting of an evaluation exercise carried out in quantitative risk assessment in a computer room
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
23 hours of lectures and 9 hours of tutorials
Recommended or required readings :  
Via eCampus
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination after short period of preparation
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
  • Pr. Georges Daube, professor
  • Pr. Frédéric Farnir, professor
  • Pr Claude Saegerman, professor
  • Cristina Rodriguez, assistant
  • Mme Christine Bal, secretary

Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des Sciences des Denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman, B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tél : +32-4-366 40 15 (40 40)
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
E-mail : Georges.Daube@ulg.ac.be; F.Farnir@ulg.ac.be; Claude.Saegerman@ulg.ac.be; C.Rodriguez@(madeschaetzen@ulg.ac.beulg.ac.be; Christine.bal@ulg.ac.be )
Website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/



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