14I2I04 - Production and rearing of pigeons and cage birds

Course specification
Course title		Production and rearing of pigeons and cage birds
Acronym		14I2I04
Acronym		Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study		Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Radmila Resanović
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Radmila Resanović doc. dr Miloš Vučićević
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		2.0	Status
Condition		There is no requirement
The goal		Acquiring knowledge about proper breeding and care of pigeons and cage birds and learning about their biological characteristics in order to facilitate the understanding of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
The outcome		The student should know the basic principles of breeding, care, nutrition, and basic diagnostic procedures that are applied in breeding pigeons and cage birds.
Contents
Contents of lectures		The most important species (pigeons and cage birds), Comparative morphological and histological characteristics of organic systems, types of flight, types of cages, types of nests, feeding young, preventive veterinary-sanitary measures, Problems of cage birds socialization, Legislative enactments concerning the keeping of cage birds, diagnostic and therapy
Contents of exercises		autopsy, cage bird species, breeding and care of pigeons and cage birds, clinical examination, therapy, vaccination, quarantine
Literature
Cage bird diseases, Resanovic, Palic, Nikolic, Rasic, Simonovic Pigeon breeding and diseases of pigeons, Palic, Resanovic, Rasic, Ilic, 2011
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
1	1
Methods of teaching		Theory lessons with interactive learning using audio visual methods (Power Point presentations, films), clinical vignettes, practical exercises at the Department for equine, small animal, poultry and wild animal diseases and visit breeders
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper	30
Practical lessons		10	Oral examination	30
Projects
Colloquia
Seminars		20