Duration
Ruminants clinic : 17,5h Clin.
Ruminants herds medicine : 17,5h Clin.
Porcine clinic : 17,5h Clin.
Ambulatory clinic : 17,5h Clin.
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Ruminants clinic : Frédéric Rollin, Arnaud Sartelet, Kamal Touati
Ruminants herds medicine : Philippe Bossaert, Hugues Guyot, Frédéric Rollin
Porcine clinic : Martine Laitat
Ambulatory clinic : Hugues Guyot, Frédéric Rollin
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
See VETE2085-A / VETE2085-B / VETE2085-C
Ruminants clinic
Students must participate, with Master 3 students, in activities organised within the ruminants' clinic, namely:
- Daily examinations of hospitalised animals, administration of medical treatments and/or care
- Hospital rounds
- Consultation of cases referred to the clinic
- Attend surgery (depending on space being available
Ruminants herds medicine
Two weeks will be devoted to "mobile herd" clinics. These will enable students to understand the main principles of herd medicine, namely identifying and reducing unseen losses as well as improving the sanitary, zootechnical and economic performance of farms. After a few theoretical reminders (briefing and/or exercises on the these of reproduction, mammary health, lameness, nutrition efficiency, production, etc.) students will have the opportunity to collect and analyse field data from the farms they visit. They will prepare a complete audit report on one of these farms that will be presented by the whole group during the second week of the "mobile herd" clinics. All other field activities will be the subject of discussions/debriefings with a member of the RUPO hub team.
Porcine clinic
The porcine clinic provides practical training for students in fields related to medicine and management of porcine farms.
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
See VETE2085-A / VETE2085-B / VETE2085-C
Ruminants clinic
After the week in individual case clinic, students will be able to independently carry out a general examination as well as special examinations (musculoskeletal, digestive, respiratory, neurological, etc.) in ruminants, interpret them and draw conclusions from them. They will thus be able to apply a clinical approach to suggest a diagnosis and prognosis of the cases they encounter during their week. They will also be able to carry out basic acts (see logbook on eCampus) carried out on ruminants.
Ruminants herds medicine
At the end of the two weeks, students should be capable of highlighting the major problems facing a farm by identifying, quantifying and prioritising the losses taking place (through reproduction, production, mammary health, lameness, etc.). They will then propose plausible solutions taking into account their observations. Students will also be able to:
- Analyse a milk inspection and a mammary health report
- Carry out and interpret the scoring of cows in a herd
- Identify animals to be examined during a reproduction monitoring and draw up a list
- Carry out a milking inspection and interpret the main elements
- Assess the environment and feed of a herd of cattle.
Porcine clinic
The aim of the porcine clinic is to familiarise you with the domestic pig through seminars and practical work where you will learn to approach pigs, handle them and take samples, treat them or intervene during surgical procedures (castrations). You will learn to observe them and detect any clinical signs. Finally, you will learn to calculate doses of medicines for enteral and parenteral administration and to prescribe or supply medicines by completing the appropriate documents.
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
See VETE2085-A / VETE2085-B / VETE2085-C
See VETE2059: veterinary epidemiology, risk analysis, biosecurity and good veterinary practices.
Ruminants clinic
The following classes are pre-requisites:
VETE-2059-1 Veterinary epidemiology, risk analysis, biosecurity and good veterinary practices.
VETE2061-1 - Semiology of production animals
VETE2062-1 - Clinical anatomy and radio-anatomy of domestic animals
VETE2067-1 Principles of exercising veterinary medicine
VETE2071-1 - Infectious and parasitic diseases of production animals and wildlife, including zoonoses
VETE2075-1 - Anaesthesiology of domestic animals
The following course is a co-requisite:
VETE2078-1 - Health management and ruminant production
Ruminants herds medicine
The following courses are prerequisites:
VETE-2059-1 Veterinary epidemiology, risk analysis, biosecurity and good veterinary practices.
VETE2061-1 - Semiology of production animals
VETE0455: Nutrition and general feeding of domestic animas
VETE0036-4: Applied ecology and domestic animals
VETE0014: Ethology of domestic animals
VETE2067-1 Principles of exercising veterinary medicine
VETE2074: Quantitative genetics
The following course is a co-requisite:
VETE2078 - Health management and ruminant production
Porcine clinic
Active and effective participation the porcine clinic will give you an analytical knowledge of physiology, general embryology and anatomy and topography of the pig as well as information given during the semiology courses on production animals. Basic concepts of pharmacology, surgery on domestic animals and ecology as applied to domestic animals are also required.
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
During the clinical rotations in this learning unit, various learning activities will be organised to enable students to acquire the clinical competences listed in the "Master 2: production animal clinic" section of the clinical competences logbook. This list is available on eCampus, course VETE000-4 "Master Logbook). All students must attend their clinical rotations with a paper copy of this list and have each of the competences approved (signed by a professor, assistant, scientific collaborator or intern) as and when they are completed. At the end of the clinical rotation, when they have validated all the listed competences, students must submit all validated sheets for this learning unit to the secretariat of the production animal clinic. Please note, all these sheets must be clearly identified (full name and student ID number) and stapled together.
During their clinical rotations, students must also complete and have validated their Faculty clinical case logbook (part 2 of the Master logbook: logbook listing the clinical cases followed by the student during their Master under the supervision of a member of the Faculty teaching staff). Students must submit their completed logbook to the student secretariat at a date which will be communicated to them in due course.
Ruminants clinic
Students will be taught by the individual case clinic team (professors, assistants, interns) and by students in Master 3 for the various activities proposed (cf. "Learning unit contents"). On the first day, there will be a presentation of the clinic and an explanation of the clinical exam will be given specifically for students in Master 2. Every morning, they will also follow a clinical round in order to address and follow the various hospitalised animals and to understand the diagnosis that has been made and how it was made. Students will gradually also participate in clinical rounds organised for students in the Master 3.
Ruminants herds medicine
As far as possible, the following will be programmed:
Reminders and "exercises" on the principles and approach to herd medicine.
Visits to Care FePex for:
- Scoring cattle, with Dr Henri Pestieau
- Analysing food supplies and/or the environment, with Prof. F. Rollin
- Introduction to preparing for reproductive monitoring, with Prof. P. Bosaert (and/or another member of the RUPO hub team)
An introduction to hooves with Dr. M-P Decoster
A visit to a milking session at the Centre des Technologies Agronomique in Modave
A presentation of the audit and debriefing after the milking session visit
An addition farm visit and final debriefing.
As a result of the organisation of school holidays and other discrepancies outside our control, it is possible that certain activities occasionally do not take place.
Porcine clinic
As far as possible, the programme will cover:
- "The porcine sector and the role of the vet": seminar describing the porcine sector and the role of the practicing vet
- "Immobilisation - estimating weight": introducing students to various methods of immobilising pigs. Estimating weight and weighing porkers and sows.
- "Treatment, surgery and/or taking blood": depending on the availability of cases, introducing students to treating newborn piglets, castrating piglets, injecting pigs and/or taking blood from porkers and/or sows.
- "Sow" practical work: introducing students diagnosing pregnancy in sows using ultrasound.
- "Parasites" practical work: reminder of the importance of parasitic infestations with Ascaris suum, Cystoisospora suis and Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis in pigsties. Learning through exercises to calculate doses (parental or oral treatments).
- "Reproduction" ARC: learning a clinical approach to a clinical case related to reproduction.
- "Alternatives to castration" seminar: presentation of the problem of castrating piglets and alternatives to it, followed by a question and answer session.
- "Herd mentality" application exercises: learning about herd mentality in herds of sows and practical application through a group exercise.
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
See VETE 2085-A / VETE2085-B / VETE2085-C
Ruminants clinic
Clinical teaching is given face-to-face. Attendance at these clinics is therefore mandatory from 8.30am to noon (See Assessment mthods and criteria).
Ruminants herds medicine
Clinical teaching is delivered face-to-face. Attendance at these clinics is, therefore, mandatory from 8.30am to noon (See Assessment methods and criteria) with the exception of the following two activities:
- Visit to the milking session at the Centre des Technologies Agronomique in Modave which will start at 6.30am on site.
- The departure for the farm visit organised at the end of the second week of the clinic will be at 8am.
Porcine clinic
Practical modalities for this training will be addressed every week to students via myULg (Cours --> VETE2085-C-a --> Nouvelles) and eCampus.
Porcine clinic
Practical organisation of the porcine clinic will be communicated each week to students, at the latest by the Sunday preceding the clinic through MyULg (Classes à VETE2085-C-a 66> News) and eCampus.
The activities in the porcine clinic will be organised from 8.30am to noon with the exception of Wednesday: on that day, unless indicated otherwise, eight students will go to the CRA-w in Gembloux at 7.45am using a faculty vehicle (meeting place IN FRONT of the porcine clinic).
Ambulatory clinic
See vete2085-B
Ambulatory clinic
See vete2085-B
Recommended or required readings
See VETE 2085-A / VETE2085-B / VETE2085-C and VETE 2059-biosecurity
Ruminants clinic
Course notes are available on the eCampus platform.
Ruminants herds medicine
See eCampus VETE 2085 Mobile clinic and herd medicine.
Porcine clinic
Specific notes are available under the "Course materials" tab of the VETE2085-C-a and on eCampus.
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will be assessed throughout the four weeks on their participation in the various clinical activities, on their knowledge, behaviour and the progress they make. The final grade will be an average of the grades of the four weeks in the clinic carried out at the RUPO hub.
Any absences must be justified by a medical certificate and reported by email to Marie Delacroix (marie.delacroix@uliege.be, attach a copy of the certificate) as well as to the person responsible for the activity in question before 8.30am on the first day of the absence. The hour at which the email was sent will be used as evidence of this (to find any staff email address, refer to the directory available online at the Uliège site). If this is not provided, the absence will be considered as being unjustified if it does not result from a serious reason. The original of the medical certificate must be submitted to the Student Secretariat. The missed activity must be caught up (how to do so should be discussed with the person responsible for the activity in question).
Failure to validate the competences in the section "Master 2: Production Animals Clinic" in the clinical competences logbook will have an impact on the final grade obtained for this learning unit.
Ruminants clinic
As explained in the VETE-2085-1 tab, the assessment of the individual case clinic will take place throughout the week on the basis of participation, behaviour and progress made by each student. An oral interrogation will also take place on the Friday morning, by a senior member of the department on the general and special clinical examinations, immobilisation and clinical anatomy. Three questions (general clinical examination, special cardiorespiratory, digestive and musculoskeletal examination and clinical anatomy) will be randomly drawn by the student.
Any unjustified or unreported absence (as set out in the "Assessment methods and criteria") will lead to a grade of 5/20 for the individual case clinic week.
Ruminants herds medicine
As explained in the VETE-2085-1 tab, the assessment of the "mobile herd" clinic will take place throughout the two weeks on the basis of participation, behaviour and progress made by the student. In addition, the final grade will also depend on the audit report and discussions from the activities carried out throughout this clinic.
Any unjustified or unreported absence (as set out in "Assessment methods and criteria") will lead to a grade of 5/20 for the herd/mobile clinic week AND may also be sanctioned by an additional piece of work and/or interrogation.
Porcine clinic
Each student will be assessed during the porcine clinic week. This evaluation will cover behaviour, knowledge and expertise.
Unjustified absences will be sanctioned with a note of -10 per day missed (the final grade will be at least equal to 0/20).
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Work placement(s)
Not applicable.
Ruminants clinic
Not applicable.
Ambulatory clinic
none
Organizational remarks
Students are strongly encouraged to read the information available on the eCampus platform (VETE 2078 and VETE 2085 courses) and to revise the biosecurity rules relating to ruminants and pigs: VETE-2059 and the https://www.fmv-biosecurity.ulg.ac.be. Regardless of the clinic in question, students will be bound by the biosecurity rules governing the premises in which they are working.
Ruminants clinic
Every day, students must be ready at the entrance to the ruminants clinic at 8.30am (unless contrary information is provided by the teaching staff during the week. For example: visit to the Care Fepex on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for part of the group). Any lateness will be taken into account in the following way:
-The student must apologise and explain their lateness to the senior member of staff responsible for the activity (Dr. A. Sartelet for the individual case clinic)
The final grade for the clinical week may be adjusted:
For one late arrival: deduction of -1 point (out of 20) from the final grade for the ruminant clinic week.
For two (or more) late arrivals: the late arrival will be considered as an unjustified absence and the final grade for the clinical week will be 5/20 (See "Assessment methods and criteria").
Students must be appropriately dressed, with clean overalls and boots, no jewellery, short nails, and long hair tied back. They must also bring their surgical outfit. They must all systematically bring their own clinical equipment, i.e.: stethoscope, thermometer, plessimeter, reflex hammer, watch/stopwatch, pen and name badge pinned to the overalls, working torch. During the clinical hours, no smartphones will be authorised including for use as a stopwatch. Any violation of these rules may be sanctioned in the same way as an unjustified absence, e.g. may lead to a final grade of 5/20 for the ruminants' clinic (see "Assessment methods and criteria").
Ruminants herds medicine
Every day, students must bring their equipment and be ready at the times set out below:
Week 1:
- Monday and Tuesday: 8.30am at the RUPO 4 room with one connected laptop or tablet per student.
- Wednesday: 8.30am in the main courtyard of the CareFepex in appropriate clothing for each student (clean overalls and boots) and with at least one scoring file and a milk control per group.
- Thursday: 8.30am in the RUPO 3 room with one connected laptop or tablet per student.
- Friday: 8.30am in the main courtyard of the Care-Fepex in appropriate clothing (clear overalls and boots).
- Monday and Tuesday: 8.30am in RUPO room 2 or 3 with a connected laptop or tablet per student, with the exception of students taking part in the milking visit at the CTA in Modave who must be ready to leave in appropriate clothing (for each student: clean overalls and boots) at 6.30am
- Wednesday: 8.30am in the RUPO 3 room and wearing appropriate clothing for the introduction to hooves: for each student overalls, boots, protective glasses and gloves.
- Thursday: 8.30am in RUPO room 4 with one connected laptop or tablet per student. With the exception of students taking part in the milking visit at the CTA in Modave who must be on site in appropriate clothing (for each student: clear overalls and boots) at 6.30am
- Friday: 8am in front of the entrance to the RUPO hub in appropriate clothing (for each student, clean overalls and boots).
In terms of visits to the Centre des Technologies Agronomiques in Modave, students should arrive in small groups (defined at the start of the first week) by their own means of transport. After visit to the milking session (which finishes around 8am), they must return to the Faculty to continue the activities organised with the rest of the group. They may, however, leave the activity earlier.
The use of mobile phones at any time during the activities of this clinic is absolutely forbidden. Phones must be turned off and stored during all activities.
Any lateness will be taken into account in the following way:
-The student must apologise and explain their lateness to the senior member of staff responsible for the activity (depending on the activities: Professors P. Bossaert, H. Guyot, F. Rollin for the mobile herd clinic)
The final grade for the clinical week may be adjusted:
For one late arrival: deduction of -1 point (out of 20) from the final grade for the week.
For two (or more) late arrivals: the late arrival will be considered as an unjustified absence and the final grade for the clinical week will be 5/20 (See "Assessment methods and criteria").
Any violation of the other instructions give above may lead to a sanction of -5/20 for each "violation" from the final grade for the week and additional work and/or interrogation may be required.
Porcine clinic
Attendance at the porcine clinic is mandatory. A roll-call will systematically take place. Absences from the clinic will only be valid when communicated by email (porcine.fmv@uliege.be) and backed up by a medical certificate. The original medical certificate must be submitted to the Student Secretariat (Décanat); a copy will be sent by email to the address above. Any absence from the porcine clinic must be caught up. How to do so will be communicated by email. Passing the course will be conditional on this caught up work being validated.
For sanitary reasons, students must wear trousers, a T-shirt/shirt and clean shoes. Do not bring boots or overalls: overalls, boots and "overboots" will be provided on site. To visit the pigsty at the CRA-w, overalls, overboots and boots will be provided on site.
The biosecurity rules presented on the https://www/fmv-biosecurite.ulg.ac.be site and those communicated by the members of the porcine clinic team on a daily basis must be strictly adhered to.
You are permitted to enter into one of the two pigsties as a result of your formal agreement to strictly respect the biosecurity measures set out below.
- Had no contact (direct or indirect) with boars within 72 hours;
- Not been into the autopsy room (or into its refrigerators) within 72 hours
- Not visited any other pigsty within 72 hours
- Not have been in contact with pet pigs within 72 hours
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Contacts
Herd Medicine:
Professeur F.Rollin: frollin@uliege.be
Professeur P.Bossaert@uliege.be
Mobile clinic:
Professeur H. Guyot: hugues.guyot@uliege.be
Individual clinic
Dr Arnaud Sartelet: asartelet@uliege.be
Porcine clinic:
Dr M. Laitat: porcine.fmv@uliege.be
Teaching assistants (organisational questions, absences, etc.)
CAB/VEB: Coralie Lagamme: clagamme@uliege.be
CIB: Dr V. Frisée: vfrisee@uliege.be
Tel. Secretariat: 04/366.40.20 (9am-4pm)
Ruminants clinic
Coordinator: Arnaud Sartelet asartelet@uliege.be
Person responsable: Vincent Frisée vfrisee@uliege.be
Ruminants herds medicine
Coordinator : Philippe Bossaert P.bossaert@uliege.be
Responsible person :Coralie Lagamme clagamme@uliege.be
Porcine clinic
Dr Martine Laitat and Dr Stéphanie Dalle - Porcine clinic
Tel.: 04/366 40 63
Email: porcine.fmv@uliege.be
Ambulatory clinic
See Vete2085-B
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Ruminants clinic
Monday:....
Ruminants herds medicine
See french part
Porcine clinic
In the current context, the Swine clinic program has been modified. We ask you to be the driving force of your learning.
Here is the program of a typical week:
Monday:
1) Understanding and learning:
- "Theoretical introduction to the Swine clinic"
- "Uro-genital system of the sow"
- "African swine fever"
You will be assessed on this matter on Friday (or on Thursday May,1).
2) Read the video "Parasites", understand its content and know how to calculate a dose of medicines (exercises) and how to complete a document d'administration et de fourniture (DAF).
Tuesday:
1) Understand the pig sector and the batch farrowing system: "The pig sector and the role of the veterinarian".
2) Learn the last news about ASF: « ASF, the news »
Wednesday: No activity. The visit to CRA-w, Gembloux is canceled.
Thursday: from 8:30 a.m.
Learning clinical reasoning: Reflection by groups of 3 to 4 students (via exchanges by Messenger, Skype, telephone or other) based on a clinical case of reproductive disorders. Then, send me your written work by email via sdalle@uliege.be
Friday: from 8:30 a.m.
Your knowledge will be assessed: "Theoretical introduction to the swine clinic week" + « Uro-genital system of the sow » + "African swine fever" (via wooclap) and your know-how also: dose calculation and completion of a DAF (sent by email).
Read : "Alternatives to anesthesia-free piglet castration" and "Handling pigs".
Ambulatory clinic
See VETE-2085- B
Assessment subjects
Ruminants clinic
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Ruminants herds medicine
See Franch part
Porcine clinic
You will be assessed on your knowledge on the basis of 3 supports: "Theoretical introduction to the swine clinic week", "urogenital system of the sow" and "African swine fever":
= Assessment in the form of 10 multiple choice questions via wooclap
and on your know-how: a dose calculation and complete a DAF (email exchanges).
Ambulatory clinic
See VETE-2085- B
Assessment methods
Ruminants clinic
oral à distance
Ruminants herds medicine
See french part
Porcine clinic
You will be assessed on your knowledge on the basis of 3 supports: "Theoretical introduction to the swine clinic week", "urogenital system of the sow" and "African swine fever":
= Assessment in the form of 10 multiple choice questions via wooclap
and on your know-how: a dose calculation and complete a DAF (email exchanges).
Ambulatory clinic
See VETE-2085- B
Contacts
Ruminants clinic
Arnaud Sartelet: asartelet@uliege.be
Vincent Frisée: vfrisee@uliege.be
Ruminants herds medicine
Pour toute question relative à l'organisation quotidienne et la compréhension de la clinique contacter l'assistante pédagogique Coralie Lagamme: clagamme@uliege.be
Responsables de l'unité d'enseignement:
- Le professeur F. Rollin: frollin@uliege.be
- Le professeur H. Guyot: Hugues.Guyot@uliege.be
- Le professeur P. Bossaert: P.Bossaert@uliege.be
Porcine clinic
Dr Martine Laitat and Dr Stéphanie Dalle- Porcine Clinic
Tel: 04/366 40 63
E-mail: porcine.fmv@uliege.be
Ambulatory clinic
See VETE-2085- B
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Items online
Porcine clinic
Swine clinic: notes
These notes will help you to prepare the Swine clinics. They are useful to prepare the different evaluations.