82709 - Core Clinical Training in Transmissible Infectious Diseases

Learning outcomes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

- plan intensive farm biosecurity measures, assess the management risk factors

-plan and manage health problems as well as diagnostic and prophylactic measures

- evaluate the correct management of kennel and shelters

Course contents

At the end of the Integrated Course (C.I) of Practice in Pathology and Transmissible Diseases

• the student knows the necropsy techniques and the anatomic pathology diagnostic methods and is able to apply them in order to recognize the cause of a disease or death of an animal. The student is able to achieve a post-mortem diagnosis, complete a post-mortem report and understand the general principles of interpretation and reporting of microscopic changes.

• the student is able to manage parasites (including zoonotic agents) in animals (hosts) by applying basic diagnostic tools for the recognition of parasites and the clinical forms in companion animals, in the context of animal production and food safety, and by evaluating the consequences of the host / parasite / environment relationship for a rational management of parasites.

• He is able to evaluate the welfare and biosecurity aspects of bovine / ovine-caprine farms; is able to evaluate the management and structural aspects of kennels and shelters; is able to propose corrective actions and improvement interventions in shelters and kennels;

Module 1 - Teacher: Mara Battilani

Aspects of Verinary Urban Hygiene on biosecurity and management in kennel and shelters. The structural and management requirements of shelter and kennel facilities for dogs and cats and the role of the Public Veterinary Services in the management of canine and feline stray dogs are discussed. Update on the situation of stray dogs in Italy.

The notions provided in this module are preparatory to the activities that will be performed during the outing in the kennel and shelter.

Module 2 - Teacher: Andrea Balboni

- Visit to a kennel or cattery in the presence of a veterinarian of Public Veterinary Services. Compilation of the checklist for the evaluation of the management and structural aspects of kennels and catteries.

Module 3 - Teacher: Silvia Piva

Lecture on biosecurity and health management in cattle, sheep and goats farms, presentation of the activities to be carried out on the farm with particular reference to the compilation of the biosafety forms. Farm's visit 1 in cattle farm Farm visit 2 sheep or goats farm.

Final common session: preparation of a working group (4 students) on the farms and kennels visited, discussion of the data collected and proposals for improvement of health management

See Syllabus for activities details

Readings/Bibliography

Teachers will provide relevant educational material on the platform Virtuale

https://virtuale.unibo.it/

MOOC e-learning course (Massive Open Online Course) "Animal welfare, biosecurity in farms and veterinary urban hygiene"

Teaching methods

Academic lectures, e-learning course (MOOC) farm visits, kennel/shelter visit.

Assessment methods

Module 1 and module 2

- During the kennel/shelter visit, the trainee will fill out the check-list under the teacher supervision

- At the end of the training period trainees will discuss with teachers and fellows biosafety data collected by the means of PowerPoint presentations.

 

Module3

- During the farms' visits, the trainee will fill out the biosecurity checks under the teacher supervision
- During the observation of any clinical cases the trainee will make assumptions and perform differential diagnosis, He/she will collect pathological material if relevant. During theses activities, the teacher will check and correct.
- At the end of the training period trainees will discuss with teachers and fellows any clinical case encountered and biosafety data collected by the means of PowerPoint presentations.

Teaching tools

sampling material, instruments for environmental parameters evalutation, laptop, movies, slide projector for theoretical lessons, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Office hours

See the website of Mara Battilani

See the website of Andrea Balboni

See the website of Silvia Piva