- Docente: Antonietta Di Francesco
- Credits: 4
- SSD: VET/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Safety and Quality in Animal Production (cod. 8521)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give a good knowledge of the basics of epidemiology and control of animal infectious diseases. The student must be able to apply epidemiologic methods to study the diffusion of communicable diseases into animal populations and to evaluate the efficacy of diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic actions.
Course contents
Epidemiological knowledge useful to strategies of diseases control. Host/parasite/environment relationships. Ways of transmission of infectious diseases. Direct and indirect prophylaxis. Strategies of control and eradication. Zoonoses surveillance. Zoonosis concept. Notifiable zoonoses. Epidemiological surveillance. Occupational risks. "Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali" and veterinary public health. Brucellosis, Paratubercolosis, TSE. Welfare in pig breeding.
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching materials and scientific papers from the teacher.
Teaching methods
Traditional lectures and seminars on specific topics, with experts of veterinary public health .
Assessment methods
Oral examination.The final score of the integrated course "Health in animal production" represents the arithmetic mean of the final evaluations of the two courses Communicable diseases and public health and Health and hygiene in aquaculture.
Teaching tools
PC projector, overhead projector, network connected PC.
Office hours
See the website of Antonietta Di Francesco