Production animals clinic, 4 weeks

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

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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
• 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

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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

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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)

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

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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

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Porcine clinic

Practical modalities for this training will be addressed every week to students via myULg (Cours --> VETE2085-C-a --> Nouvelles) and eCampus.

Ambulatory clinic

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Ruminants clinic

During the clinic, please respect:
- wearing a mask
- no food or drink
- wash and disinfect your hands
Concenrning the sutdents in quarantine or in contact with a covid-19 positive person:
- don't come in clinic
- contact Vincent Frisée (vfrisee@uliege.be) for the planning and the catching up

Ruminants herds medicine

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Porcine clinic

Some activities are organized by e-learning. If possible, some praticals will be organized.
Yellow and orange codes : evaluation in person.

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 "Podcasts" tab of the VETE2085-C-a and on eCampus.
 

Ambulatory clinic

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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.

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.

Porcine clinic

Each student will be assessed during the porcine clinic week. This evaluation will cover behaviour, knowledge and expertise.

Ambulatory clinic

See Ruminants herds medicine

Ruminants clinic

Not applicable.

Ambulatory clinic

none

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").

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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

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Ruminants clinic

Coordinator: Arnaud Sartelet asartelet@uliege.be 
Person responsable: Vincent Frisée vfrisee@uliege.be

Ruminants herds medicine

Responsible person : Dr. Freyia Popovic-Sindberg fpopovicsindberg@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

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