Infectious diseases
ACCADEMIC YEAR2012/2013
COD. 00767
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Veterinary Medicine
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: ITALIAN
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012/2013
YEAR OF STUDY: 4
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
CONTACT HOURS: 46
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Aetiology, clinical signs, epidemiology in avian diseases; measures of direct and indirect prophylaxis; different vaccine typology and use of vaccination in control programs of avian diseases .
Course contents summary
Diseases of Birds; Diagnostic methodology, Deficiency diseases; Bacterial diseases, Viral diseases; Mycosys, Parasitic diseases.
Recommended readings
CALNEK B.W.
Diseases of poultry, IX edition, Wolfe Publishing Ltd, Iowa, 1991
Asdrubali G., Fioretti A.
Manuale di Patologia Aviare
Point Veterinaire Italie, Milano, 1° ed. 2009
Teaching methods
Oral lessons and practice
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
