Unit RESISTANCE AND GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASES IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- A002376
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Stefano Capomaccio
- Teachers
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- Stefano Capomaccio
- Hours
- 25 ore - Stefano Capomaccio
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- A scelta dello studente
- Area
- A scelta dello studente
- Academic discipline
- AGR/17
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Lectures will be delivered in Italian. English language could be used when foreign students are present.
- Contents
- Breeding is not confined to traditional desirable traits but involves also health.
In this context, genetic resistance to diseases and the ability to select immunocompetent animals appear to be scarcely explored yet.
The course aims to provide a comprehensive framework on research and opportunity on susceptibility and resistance to diseases.
The importance of Populations biodiversity on the definition of genetic components that underlie immune response will be also explored. - Reference texts
- Lectures keynotes and scientific papers proposed by the professor.
- Educational objectives
- The main purpose of this course is to provide the future veterinarian with advanced knowledge on genetics and genomics applied to disease’ diagnosis and research.
Particularly, the student will:
Enhance comprehension on genetic component in diseases.
Enhance his/her knowledge in advanced research methodologies to assess the hereditary component of diseases. - Prerequisites
- Having attended the "Zootecnia e miglioramento genetico" course.
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons and practical computer training.
- Other information
- Learning verification modality
- The eligibility is acquired through attendance and interaction with the professor.
- Extended program
- The course will deal with:
Definition of resistance, tolerance and resilience
Genetic bases of disease resistance
Biodiversity and resistance genes
Immune system genetics
Genomics: reference, variations, annotation and analytical approaches.
Perspectives