14I3O11 - Clinical parasitology
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Clinical parasitology | |||
Acronym | 14I3O11 | |||
Acronym | Veterinary Medicine | |||
Module | ||||
Type of study | Integrated academic studies | |||
Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 2.5 | Status | ||
Condition | Not have | |||
The goal | The course is based on the mastering of theoretical and practical knowledge, which aims to familiarize students with the most important characteristics and the concepts of veterinary clinical parasitology, and to enable them to organize and manage the prevention of economic losses with the main goal to improve animal welfare in all aspects of livestock production. | |||
The outcome | After mastering the curriculum of the course students should be able тo adopt a basic knowledge of the epizootiology / epidemiology, pathogenesis, subclinical and clinical manifestations of the diseases, diagnosis, chemotherapy and various methods for control of parasitic infections. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | Introduction and general characteristics of the parasitic etiology diseases.Blood protozoozis,coccidiosis,flagellates and ciliates of the domestic animals.Ruminant trematodosis.Ruminant and equine anoplocefalidozis.Cestodosis in carnivores.Askarididosis in domestic animals.Important ruminant,equine and swine,carnivores and poultry nematodosis.Important ectoparasites. | |||
Contents of exercises | Introduction in to the diagnosis of parasitic diseases. Qualitative and quantitative methods of the coprological diagnostics. Diagnosis of the protozoozis in blood and coccidiosis, important helminthoses in ruminants, equine and swine, carnivores, rabbits and poultry. Diagnostics of the artropodosis. Antiparasitics of the most importance. | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
2 | 1 | |||
Methods of teaching | Lectures with the interactive learning, lectures with the use of audio - visual methods (Power Point presentations, and films). Practical work in the laboratory and in the parasitological diagnostic laboratories of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade. | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | 10 | Test paper | 20 | |
Practical lessons | 20 | Oral examination | 40 | |
Projects | ||||
Colloquia | ||||
Seminars | 10 |