Duration
16h Th, 16h Pr
Number of credits
| Advanced Master in Specialised Veterinary Medicine (Registrations are closed) | 2 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
* Principles of microbiological analysis of foods: sampling plans, sampling, sample management, laboratory sampling, counting, detection, identification, typing.
* Alternative methods in food microbiology, including genetic methods.
* Applications for the microbiological analysis of food and interpretation of flora detected or counted.
* Approval of laboratories and recognized methods.
* Definitions, Development and use of microbiological criteria.
* Practical works consisting in the enumeration and detection of key microorganisms contaminating food by traditional culture, immunodiagnostic and genetic methods, control of water, air and surfaces.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
* At the end of this teaching and practical exercises that are related, the student should be able to understand the techniques used in food microbiology laboratories and to choose the methods best suited to each situation.
* He will be able to choose the optimal flora to count or to detect according to objectives and to interpret the results in terms of microbiological criteria.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This specialized Master is available on the record holders of the degree in veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree. For admission requirements, see: http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/a_15711/admissions
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
* Practical work in the laboratory to manipulate the main pathogenic microorganisms counted or detected in foods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
16 hours of lectures and 16 hours of mandatory practical work
Recommended or required readings
Via eCampus
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Oral examination after short preparation if on site, without if not.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
· Pr. Georges Daube, professor
· Elisa Martinez, assistant
· Mme Christine Bal, secretary
Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Quartier Vallée 2, Avenue de Cureghem 10, B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tel : +32-4-366 40 15 (40 40)
Mails : Georges.Daube@uliege.be ; emartinez@uliege.be; dda@uliege.be
Website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/