Study Programmes 2015-2016
VDOC0025-1  
Health monitoring of wildlife in Europe
Duration :
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Doctoral training in veterinary sciences3
Lecturer :
Annick Linden
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The main diseases occuring in wildlife species in Europe and susceptible to be transmitted to domestic animals are presented by species.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective is to integrate basic knowledge of wildlife diseases that present a risk of transmission to domestic animals and to know surveillance programs realised in wildlife.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Courses of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases in the veterinary cursus (1er GMV)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The formation includes 15 hours of ex-cathedra lectures and 15 hours of practical formation
Recommended or required readings :
Powerpoints files provided during the course Reference site : http://www.oie.int/fr Reference books : - Infectious diseases of wild mammals. Ed. Williams and Barker, 2001 - Parasitic diseases of wild mammals. Ed. Samuel, Pybus and Kocan, 2001 - Essentials of disease in wild animals. Ed. Wobeser, 2006
Assessment methods and criteria :
The students are evaluated on a written work related to a subject choosen at the beginning of the year
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
A. Linden E-mail : a.linden@ulg.ac.be Tél : 04/366 40 51