Duration
82h Th
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 9 crédits |
Lecturer
Frédéric Billen, Géraldine Bolen, Valeria Busoni, Cécile Clercx, Johann Detilleux, Marianne Diez, Kris Gommeren, Didier Marlier, N..., Dominique Peeters
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Diagnostic imaging
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Exotic animal section: at the end of the course students will be able - to make a differential diagnosis, to determine complementary examinations and to set up a treatment for common diseases of companion rabbits, guinea-pigs, rats and ferrets - to make a differential diagnosis, to determine complementary examinations and to set up a treatment for common diseases of birds of the orders psittaciformes, passeriformes, collumbiformes and galliformes. - to determine how and when to refer complex cases
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Exotic animal section: notions dedicated to birds, rabbits and new companion animals that are developed during the previous years (anatomy, physiology, propaedeutics, parasitology, bacteriology, virology, ...) are of the uppermost importance.
Good kowledge of semiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
LEctures, images, videofilms
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Recommended or required readings
Powerpoints presentations
Suggested references iin canine and feline in the power point
Further reading (NAC section):
- Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Quesenberry K.E. et Carpenter J.W. 3rd Edition, Elsevier Health Science (Ed.), 2012
- Clinical Avian Medicine (2-volume set), Harrison G.J., Lightfoot T.L. 2006, Spix Publishing, ISBN: 00-9754994-0-8
- BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets, Fifth edition, ISBN 978 1 905319 16 9
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam in first and second session. Detailed modalities might however differ between both sessions.
Exam modalities may also be different for students in a pecular situation or involved in a transitory programme,
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Students must use their official email address of the ULg to contact the service.
Contacts
- Prof Bolen
- Prof Busoni
- Prof Clercx (coordinatrice) (cclercx@ulg.ac.be)
- Prof Marlier
- Prof Peeters