Duration
30h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course begins with the general principles of ecology and continues with the characteristics of the domestic animals' environment in the specialised breed systems by showing in what they can influence their welfare, their health and their level of production.
The course also evokes the influence of the animal presence on the general quality of the environment.
The course includes 30 hours of theoretical courses as well as 12 hours of practicals/exercises.
It treats:
- general principles of ecology;
- animal housing in general: air quality, lighting, bioclimatology, isolation, ventilation, excreta ...;
- specific housing conditions for the different categories of domestic animals;
- Impacts of the environment on animal health and of the animal on environmental health.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of the course of ecology applied to domestic animals is to supply useful information so that a veterinarian is capable:
- to analyse the diverse constituents of the environment susceptible to interfere with animal welfare, health and level of production;
- to determine, on the basis of this analysis, if the environment satisfies the animal requirements;
- to discuss environmental issues related to domestic animals.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Some basic notions in chemistry, physics and physiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course, both for the theoretical part and for the associated practicals/exercises, is not the subject of an audience presentation. It is offered to each student via online support designed and hosted at ULiège and accessible to all students of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation who are following the bachelor's degree course in veterinary medicine.
An information session on the objectives and content of the course as well as on the operating methods of the online course is organised at the beginning of the 2nd four months.
A forum is available to all students of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation who take this course so that they can ask questions about the subject.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Online course with videos, exercices, practicals...
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
tiquesThe exam is written in the form of a "multiple-choice questionnaire" (MCQ) with negative points. It is organised simultaneously for all students of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
The practicals/exercises will not be evaluated separately from that provided for the theoretical part, but the questions asked will assume that the subject has been clearly understood.
The success of the course is at 10.00/20, and the grades below 10.00 will not be rounded up.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof Jean-François CABARAUX
jfcabaraux@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
All the content is uploaded to eCampus.
Assessment subjects
The content for the final examination covers Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 4 on the environment is withdrawn.
Assessment methods
In June, The exam is written in the form of a "multiple-choice questionnaire" (MCQ) with negative points. This exam will be conducted online on eCampus
It is organised simultaneously for all students of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
The practicals/exercises will not be evaluated separately from that provided for the theoretical part, but the questions asked will assume that the subject has been clearly understood.
The success of the course is at 10.00/20, and the grades below 10.00 will not be rounded up.
Contacts
jfcabaraux@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Same as in the first exam session
Assessment methods
Same as in the first exam session