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| VETE0433-1 | Initiation into Veterinary Public Health
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Johann Detilleux, Claude Saegerman |
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| Coordinator : | Antoine Clinquart |
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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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| 1. Introduction + organization of the food chains [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 |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| - 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) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| When ? Where ? See the courses schedule
Who ? Student responsibility |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reference documents : Course diaporama copy (available on the e-Campus plateform of the University of Liège).
Complementary information : cf. course |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Aim : awarness of the role of the veterinarian in the management of public health
Method : written test (open questions) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teachers :
Antoine CLINQUART
Georges DAUBE
Johann DETILLEUX
Claude SAEGERMAN
Secretary's office :
E-mail : dda@ulg.ac.be ;
Phone +32 4 366 40 40 |
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| Documents available via e-Campus |
| Access restricted to registred students |
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