RAVT3231-1 : Health and animal reproduction in tropical areas

Study Programmes 2015-2016

RAVT3231-1

Health and animal reproduction in tropical areas

Duration :

42h Th

Number of credits :

Specialised master in plant and animal resource management in tropical environment		5

Lecturer :

Pierre Drion, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Christian Hanzen, Yalacé Kaboret, Annick Linden, Bertrand Losson, Didier Marlier, Frédéric Rollin

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

The most common diseases of poultry and / or rabbits are described on the basis of differential diagnosis
Rabbit diseases are discussed when large number of students has development research programs dedicated to rabbit production.
Diseases of rodents are not described during the lectures but students who have development research programs dedicated to these animals can make an appointment with the teacher for a specific discussion.

Learning outcomes of the course :

The aim of this course is to help students acquiring a diagnosis-type way of thinking so that they would be able to diagnose, forecast, treat, and propose a vaccination schemes for the most common diseases of poultry. Indeed poultry is one of the most important productions for developing countries.
The aims are the same as far as rabbits and rodents are concerned when these specific production are described (see course contents section)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Notions dedicated to anatomy and physiology of birds and basic notions of bacteriology, virology and parasitology are of the uppermost importance.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lectures (ex cathedra). Diseases are illustrated on slides and in small films
No practical works are linked with this course. Motivated students may take part to the Clinic for Birds, Rabbits and Rodents (ref. VETE0080-2). Making an appointment with tenure is compulsory.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

6 hours on-campus theoretical course.

Recommended or required readings :

Students may ask a copy of the slides at the first course. Notes from the course ref. VETE0027 are useful readings.
Further reading :

Disease of Poultry, 12th Ed., Saif, Y.M. (Ed.) , Blackwell Publishing , 2008
Recent advances in rabbit sciences, 2006, Maertens L. and Coudert, P. ed., COST 848 publication

Assessment methods and criteria :

See general rules of the Advanced Master in Plant and Animal Resource Management in tropical environment

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

None

Contacts :

Students must use their official email address of the ULg to contact the service.
Associated Professor Dr (DVS, DVM) D. Marlier, Clinic for Birds, Rodents and Rabbits, B42, Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège, dmarlier@ulg.ac.be

Items online :

notes de cours
notes de cours