- Docente: Carolina Castagnetti
- Credits: 2
- SSD: VET/10
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Long cycle 2nd degree programme in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 0487)
Learning outcomes
Offering to the students the tools to diagnose and treat the main perinatal pathologies, especially in the equine species and in small animals.
Course contents
Phisiology of the prenatal period.
Small animals - Perinatal cares. Physiologic differences between the adult and the puppy. Neonatal diseases: congenital, traumatic, environmental, infectious and parasitic, fading puppy complex, neonatal isoerythrolysis. Principles of neonatal intensive therapy.
Horse - Monitoring and management of the high-risk pregnancy, assistance to delivery, neonatal cares and resuscitation. Placenta exam, maternal behavoiour and lactation. The orphan foal. Diagnostic standard protocol and principles of neonatal intensive therapy. Neonatal diseases: prematurity and dismaturity, failure of passive transfer, neonatal isoerythrolysis, Perinatal Asphyxia Syndrome, septicaemia and local infections, pathologies of the urinary tract and gastrointestinal diseases.
Principles of bovine neonatology.
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching materials.
For deepening and explanation:
Vaala WE, The Veterinary Clinics of North America – Equine practice: Perinatology, Vol. 1, 1994.
Paradis MR, Equine neonatal medicine, Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2006.
Sanchez LC, The Veterinary Clinics of North America – Equine Practice: Neonatal Medicine and Surgery, Vol 21, 2005.
Knottenbelt DC, Holdstock N, Madigan JE, Equine Neonatology, Saunders, 2004.
Johnston SD, Root Kustritz MV e Olson PNS, Canine and Feline Theriogenology (CAP 8: The neonate), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2001.
Smith B.P.: “Large Animal Internal Medicine” III ed, Mosby, St. Luis, 2002.
Teaching methods
Oral lecture and wet labs.
Assessment methods
Written examination and optional oral examination if at least 15/30 obtained.
Teaching tools
Power Point presentation.
Links to further information
http://www.dcv.unibo.it/DCV/Dipartimento/Sezioni/perinatologiaEquina.htm
Office hours
See the website of Carolina Castagnetti