Duration
16h Th
Number of credits
| Veterinary surgeon | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
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 introduce socio-economic aspects involved in the organisation of poultry, rabbit and pig productions with an impact on animal health management.
Basic theoretical course for all vet students on clinical examinations and main diseases of birds, rabbits and rodents
The course is dedicated to poultry and production rabbits: clinical examinations in poultry houses and rabbitries, importance of management, differential diagnosis and prevention of main diseases (respiratory, digestive, nervous, reproductive, immune deficiencies, ...), vaccination schemes
This is a basic course for all vet students not a specialisation course.
Concerning pigs, this course will describe the main diseases of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, nervous and urogenital systems and diseases of the mammary gland and skin. These pathologies of bacterial, viral and/or parasitic origin are presented as differential diagnoses associated to the production stages they affect: suckling or weaned piglets, fattening/growing pigs and/or breeding pigs. The approach proposed in this course for resolving clinical cases is based on ecopathology, which studies the factors favouring rearing diseases of multifactorial origin and/or affecting productivity or product quality. Preventive solutions and treatments that take into account the AMCRA recommendations, fighting antibiotic resistance, are described.
The lecture of Genetic will focus on pigs.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course students will be able
-to understand and discuss major socio-economic issues related to poultry, rabbit and pig productions.
- to make a differential diagnosis, to determine complementary examinations and to set up a treatment for common diseases of poultry and production rabbits;
- to determine how and when to refer complex cases.
To be able to recognize the main diseases of pigs and to propose a differential diagnosis based on the main clinical signs reported. To determine risk factors, complementary examinations, treatment and prevention measures. To know basics in pig genetics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite :
VETE2071-1 - Maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (MIP) des animaux de production et de la faune sauvage, y compris les zoonoses
VETE2064-1 - Pathologie générale des animaux domestiques
VETE2065-1 - Pharmacologie vétérinaire
VETE2073-1 - Nutrition et alimentation spéciales des animaux domestiques
Corequisite :
VETE2062-1 - Anatomie clinique et radio-anatomie des animaux domestiques
VETE2061-1 - Sémiologie des animaux de production
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures. Diseases are illustrated (pictures and films).
Please note, virtual visits to poultry and rabbit farms are planned during the week of the Poultry, Rabbit, Pigeon and Preventive Clinic VETE2085-D-a. These visits must be integrated into the course on Health management of monogastric production animals, including poultry / rabbits, because they allow a better understanding of the epidemiology, treatment, ... of many pathologies
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Socio-économics : 3 hours face-to-face and/or distance-learning.
Genetic counseling (Pig medicine) : 1 hour face-to-face and/or distance-learning.
A total of 12 hours on-campus and/or distance-learning theoretical course (6 hours for Poultry and rabbits + 6 hours for pigs). Students are advised to actively take part at theoretical course especially during guided film presentation.
Please note, virtual visits to poultry and rabbit farms are planned during the week of the Poultry, Rabbit, Pigeon and Preventive Clinic VETE2085-D-a. These visits must be integrated into the course on Health management of monogastric production animals, including poultry / rabbits, because they allow a better understanding of the epidemiology, treatment, ... of many pathologies
Poultry and rabbits : it may be required to read scientific papers and/or book section (1 per year maximum) which references will be given during the course. There may have some questions on this reading at the time of examination.
Recommended or required readings
Further reading :
Poultry
- Disease of Poultry, 14th edition, 2019, ISBN 9781119371168
- Manual of Poultry Diseases, 2015, ISBN: 9782908014020
- Le lapin de la biologie à l'élevage, 2015, ISBN 978-2-7592-2416-6
In the absence of farm visits in situ, students are invited to make virtual visits. These virtual tours are available on the Avicampus website, in the video library: http://www.avicampus.fr/videos.html
The videos that must be watched are
* Rabbit breeding
* The hatchery: from egg to chick
* Standard chicken farming
* The chicken breeding label
* Breeding laying hens outdoors
Indications of how to apprehend these videos (difference between these videos and the situation in Belgium and/or new legal obligations) will be given during the theoretical courses. The content of these videos may be the subject of specific questions during the examination.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam during session (June and September) multiple choice questions or short open questions.
The finale note is a global note given by the co-teachers. This note is not a mean and is indivisible.
Please note, the virtual visits to poultry and rabbit farms integrated into the week of Poultry, Rabbit, Pigeon and Preventive Clinic VETE2085-D-a will be the subject of specific questions during the examination of the course VETE2083-A-a Health Management monogastric animals.
It may be required to read scientific papers and/or book section (2 per year maximum) which references will be given during the course. There may have some questions on these readings at the time of examination (see the mode of delivery section - Poultry and rabbits).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students must use their official email address of the ULiège to contact the teachers.
Contacts
Students must use their official email address of the ULiège to contact the service.
Associated Professor Dr (DVS, DVM) D. Marlier, Dip. ECZM (small mammals), Clinic for Birds, Rodents and Rabbits, B42, Sart-Tilman, B4000 Liège, dmarlier@uliege.be
Dr. Martine Laitat, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECPHM, Swine clinics (04/366 40 63) - E-mail : mlaitat@uliege.be
Dr Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, DVM, PhD - 04/366 41 42 - nantoine@uliege.be