14I3O02 - Diseases of bees

Course specification
Course title		Diseases of bees
Acronym		14I3O02
Acronym		Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study		Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Sonja Radojičić prof. dr Sonja Obrenović prof. dr Dragan Bacić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		as. dr Nataša Stević
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		2.0	Status
Condition		enrolling of semester
The goal		To acquire knowledge on bee infectious disease and skills that are important in order to recognize symptoms, to diagnose and to control and eradicate diseases of bee-hive and bees.
The outcome		Student should acquire knowledge on the basic elements, to understand pathological processes, to recognize first symptoms and to perform differential diagnosis on bee-hive as well as bee diseases. Student should acquire knowledge how to take sample for laboratory diagnosis, to perform specific laboratory tests and procedures and to apply appropriate treatment and therapy.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Adult bee diseases. Clinical symptoms, sampling, diagnosis, treatment and control measures of diseases as follows: Spring (May) disease, aspergilosis, nosemosis, amebosis, akarosis, senotenijasis, bee septicemia, bee paratyphus, bee paralysis, varrosis, braulosis, Tropilelaps clare infestation, viral bee diseases (wing deformation, cloudy wing disease, Kashmir disease, apis iridiscent virus. Bee-hive diseases. Clinical symptoms, sampling, diagnosis, treatment and control measures of diseases as follows: American and European foul brood, stone and chalk foul brood, sac brood, etinosis, mycoses. Bee Queen diseases and anomaly: melanosis, unfertilized eggs, catalepsies, hereditary anomalies, genital passages and oviduct obstruction. Insect immune mechanisms, role of the haemolymph, apidecines. Veterinary and sanitary measures to control bee diseases.
Contents of exercises		Sampling, packing and transportation of the sample from bee-hive and bee in order to perform laboratory testing of infectious diseases of bees. Microbiology methods in diagnosis of nosemosis, acarosis, varrosis, braulosis, bee paralysis, spring (May) disease and Tropilaelaps clarae. Virological methods in order to diagnose bee viral diseases (insect tissue culture, serological methods). Diagnostic work on American and European foul brood diseases, stone and chalk brood disease, sac brood diagnosis. OIE recommendations for control and eradication of bee diseases.
Literature
1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee 4. Praktikum iz bolesti pčela, Bacić Dragan i Sonja Obrenović (Original title) 1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee (Original title) 1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee 4. Praktikum iz bolesti pčela, Bacić Dragan i Sonja Obrenović (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
1	1
Methods of teaching		Theoretical and practical work in laboratory
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper
Practical lessons		10	Oral examination	60
Projects
Colloquia		20
Seminars