University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
VETE0442-2  Production animals internal medicine

Duration :  29h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Veterinary Medicine, 2nd year2,5
Lecturer :  Martine Laitat, Frédéric Rollin
Coordinator :  Frédéric Rollin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
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 and pigs.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
  • Structure and functioning of normal production animals;
  • Clinical examination of production animals is essential;
  • 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 :  
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, in case of need, 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 MCQ, open questions with long or short answers. Questions concern essentially clinical cases.
Work placement(s) :  
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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