VET316 Production Animal Medicine
Credits (ECTS):17
Course responsible:Erik Georg Bø-Granquist
Teaching language:Norsk
Course frequency:Yearly
Nominal workload:Normally up to 37,5 hours per week, in addition to preparations and tasks. The number of patients and available consultations may vary during the seasons which may lead to variable work loads.
Teaching and exam period:Look at the semester plan
About this course
- Medical disorders in production animals
- Surgical disorders in production animals
- Obstetric disorders, periparturient diseases and diseases in new born animal in production animals
- Ambulatory practice in production animals
- Herd health in production animals
- Poultry Medicine
Learning outcome
Provide students with theoretical knowledge and clinical skills in disease developement, diagnostics, treatment and preventive veterinary medicine in production animals, including poultry.
After completing the course the student should:
- Show respect for animals and humans and have an understanding of owners' relationships with the animals
- Be familiar with animals' welfare needs
- Emphasize economic considerations
- Work independently
- Communicate and collaborate with animal owners and colleagues and other professionals
- Gather and assess expert information
- Know their professional limitations and seek help when needed.
- Render knowledge of important diseases, diagnostic tools and treatment methods in common species
- Adopt anamnesis and obtain relevant information about the herd
- Handle animals in a safe manner
- Perform clinical examination and evaluate findings
- Take relevant samples and interpret test results
- Set up a relevant list of differential diagnoses and suggest a diagnosis
- Assess prognosis
- Perform or suggest treatment
- Provide emergency assistance, including obstetrics
- Assess the need for and apply principles of herd health diagnostics
- Suggest preventive measures in production animal herds
- Write detailed journals, reports and certificates that meet applicable regulations
- Implement hygiene and biosecurity measures
- Be aware of the importance of food safety in the food chain
- Prevent zoonoses
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