00767 - Avian Diseases

Learning outcomes

After completing of the course the student knows the main poultry diseases, biosecurity measures and vaccination plans applied to poultry. He will be able: to make diagnosis of the major poultry diseases, to set up biosecurity program and define specific vaccination programs for poultry.

Course contents

introduction  and cross-sectional lessons

- Biosecurity (3h)

- Vaccines and vaccination in poultry (3h)

Viral diseases:

-  Newcastle Disease (3h)

-  Avian Influenza (3h)

-  Avian Metapneumovirus infections (2h)

- Infectious Bronchitis (2h)

- Infectious Laryngotracheitis  (1h)

- Fowlpox (1h)

- Marek's disease and retrovirus infections (3h)

- Infectious bursal disease (1h)

- Reovirus and Adenovirus  infections (1h)

- Infectious anemia and avian encefalomielitis  (1h)

Bacterial diseases :

- Avian Salmonellosis (3h)

- Colibacillosis (2h)

- Avian Tubercolosis  and other bacterial diseases   (1h)

- Mycoplasmosis(2h)

Parasitic diseases:

- Coccidiosis(2h)

- Histomoniasis, Trichomoniasis; Ectoparasites and Worms(2h)

Readings/Bibliography

• Asdrubali G e Fioretti A. - Manuale di Patologia Aviare- Le Point Veterinaire Italie - Milano, 2009.
• Diseases of Poultry, 13th Edition- David E. Swayne (Editor-in-Chief), J. R. Glisson (Associate Editor), L. R. McDougald (Associate Editor), L. K. Nolan (Associate Editor), D. L. Suarez (Associate Editor), V. L. Nair (Associate Editor) Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
• Diseases of Poultry, 12th Edition - Saif Y.M. (Editor-in-Chief), Fadly A.M., Glisson J. R. , McDougald L.R., Nolan L.K., Swyne D.E. (Associate Editors), Wiley-Blackwell, June 2008.
• Pattison M., McMullin P., Bradbury J., Alexander D., Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition.,Saunders Ltd, 2007.
• Calnek B.W, Barnes H.J., Beard C.W., Mc Dougald L.R. and Saif Y.M. Patologia Aviare, 10a edizione. Ed. italiana a cura di Quaglio G., Gallazzi D., Cerruti Sola S., Tacconi G., Camarda A. Capua I., Franciosi C. Piccin Nuova Libraria S.p.A., Padova, 2001.
• Randall C.J. A Cololour Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Domestic fowls and Turkeys. Mosby, 1990.

  Link utili

• http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/avian-atlas/#/

• http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/

Teaching methods

For each disease the aetiological, epidemiological , diagnostic and prophylactic aspects will be considered. The lectures will be supported by pictures of microscopic and macroscopic lesions, obtained from field outbreaks or experimental infections. 

 

The praticals of the course will be performed during the professional practical Training on avian diseases

 

 

Assessment methods

The assessment takes place through a written test and an oral interview:

Written test

- n. 30 Multiple-choice answers (1 point for each correct answer); the test is passed if a minimum score of 18/30 is achieved.

- 1 hour available

Oral interview

Maximum duration: 20 minutes.

the student must pass both the written test and the oral interview.



Final vote

Arithmetic average of written / oral tests

 

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the exam can be undertaken also online (via microsoft teams) and will consist in the only oral interview



Verbalising teacher of the integrated course

Elena Catelli

Teaching tools

Personal computer and projector

Office hours

See the website of Elena Catelli