Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE2066-1  
Toxicology of pets
Duration :
10h Th, 9h Clin. Pr.
Number of credits :
Master in veterinary medicine (60 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Pascal Gustin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Veterinary toxicology
The course is mainly about the Clinical toxicology. It gives to the student the keys to make toxicological diagnosis and treatment.

The course also addresses some notions of Environmental veterinary toxicology. Some chapters are based on the investigation of the major environnemental pollutants on the animal health.
Learning outcomes of the course :
to be able to make a toxicological diagnosis and treatment
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic sciences and clinical sciences and pharmacokinetics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
10h
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
courses 10h practical works: 10h (solving problems of toxicology)
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and essential for admission to examinations. No seminars are held between the two sessions. A refusal of admission to the first session automatically implies the refusal to the second session.
Recommended or required readings :
Book in french available: Office des cours
On line (e.campus)
Toxic plants : on line ("Base de données des plantes toxiques", onglet "impératif") :http://www2.fmv-dsfo.ulg.ac.be/pharmaco/db_plantes/pt_index.php
Reference book:
Veterinary Toxicology, Ramesh C. Gupta, ed. Academic Press, 2007.
Assessment methods and criteria :
written examination,
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and essential for admission to examinations. No seminars are held between the two sessions. A refusal of admission to the first session automatically implies the refusal to the second session.
Contacts :
P. Gustin, E-mail : p.gustin@ulg.ac.be Tél. : 04/ 366 41 75