Duration
40h Clin.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Véronique Delcenserie, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko, Marie-Louise Scippo
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
These practicals enable the students to use control skills and tools of food safety and quality. These tools are those used by professionals of inspection and certification in the agro-industry sector. After several reminds of theoretical principles of inspection and certification, the student will be placed in a practical situation in the competent authority and in a independent certification body. He will have to prepare his own inspection tools (check-lists...) and criticizes the outputs of inspection in relation with his own observation. All the sectors of the agro-food sector will be concerned by these practicals : primary sector, transformation and distribution. These practicals are multidisciplinary owing to the participation of members from other departments.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of these praticals, the student will be able to make the distinction between inspection and certification. Inspection is not only devoted to animals fit to human consumption in abattoirs but has a larger approach. The longitudinal aspect of the food chain will be emphasized. The student will understand that quality and security have to be implemented at the primary sector. The concept of food chain will be clear, as those of official controls. The skill of observation will be developed following the visits on the field. Importance of veterinarians in the food safety and quality will be emphasized.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite : VETE2089-1 - Paracliniques en sciences des denrées alimentaires, 2 sem. VETE2083-1 - Gestion de la santé des animaux de production monogastriques VETE2078-1 - Gestion de la santé et des productions des ruminants VETE2072-1 - Gestion de la qualité et de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments Corequisite : VETE2092-1 - Imagerie médicale des animaux domestiques VETE2091-1 - Autopsie des animaux domestiques
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Monday: reminds with the group and visit preparation
Tuesday: visits of companies in the primary production sector with the competent authority and with the ICO (Inspection and Certification Organism)
Wednesday: activities in ULg (exercise in relation with audit of a transformation plant)
Thursday: visits with the certification body and with the competent authority in the distribution sector
Friday: preparation for the debreifing. In the afternoon, debriefing and wrapping up (in collaboration with colleagues from other departments).
The organisation of the week may change in function of holidays
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
40h practicals (with 16h on the field, in food companies)
Recommended or required readings
cf. e-campus
Assessment methods and criteria
Student evaluation based on the friday debriefing in the afternoon (structure of the presentation, critical mind...)
Individual evaluation during the week (behavior, motivation, ...)
Group evaluation during the week
For the students who have failed for this course in june, there is a possibility to have a written work and / or an inspection in farm or in the distribution sector.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
For further information :
- Christine Bal, secretary, E-mail: christine.bal@ulg.ac.be
- Elodie Renard, assistent, E-mail: erenard@ulg.ac.be
Contacts
. Dr Nicolas Korsak, in charge of teaching Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tel : +32-4-366 45 19 (40 40)
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
E-mail : nkorsak@uliege.be
website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/
* Dr Elodie Renard, assistent
Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tel : +32-4-366 40 40
E-mail : erenard@uliege.be
website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/
* Mme Christine Bal, secretary
Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tel : +32-4-366 40 40
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
E-mail : Christine.bal@uliege.be
website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/