Unit ADE - Medicine and health management of exotic and wild animals
- Course
- Veterinary medicine
- Study-unit Code
- A000683
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Fabrizio Passamonti
- Teachers
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- Fabrizio Passamonti
- Hours
- 25 ore - Fabrizio Passamonti
- CFU
- 1
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2019
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- A scelta dello studente
- Area
- A scelta dello studente
- Academic discipline
- VET/05
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The main issues related to medicine and the management of unconventional animals are considered.
Introductory class (5 hours)
Creation of working groups and topic assignments:
Ferret, guinea pig and small mammals medicine
Breeding and health management of reptiles
Cage and Aviary birds medicine
Zoo Animal Health Management (15 hours)
Dissertation and Discussion of the selected topics (5 hours) - Reference texts
- Exotic Animal Care and Management, 2nd Edition
Vicki Judah, Kathy Nuttall,
Published: © 2017
Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles
Elliott R. Jacobson
Published: © 2007
Handbook of Avian Medicine
Alan K. Jones,Thomas N. Tully,Gerry M. Dorrestein
Published: © 2009
Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy
Murray E. Fowler, ¿R. Eric Miller
Published: © 2008 - Educational objectives
- The goal of the ADE is to provide students with the cognitive tools necessary for the study of the medicine of exotic and wild animals both as regards the etiopathogenetic aspects, the diagnostic profile and the therapeutic approach.
D1 The student will be provided, with the help of veterinarians expert in the sector, information regarding the physio-behavioral and management characteristics of unconventional animals and presented clinical cases of more frequent finding. Mammals, volatile reptiles will be considered. D2 a part of the course will be carried out in self directed learning so that the student can deepen topics of his / her choice. This is in order to evaluate D3 judgment autonomy, D4 communication skills and D5 learning skills. - Prerequisites
- To take advantage of this ADE, knowledge of general pathology, parasitology and infectious diseases is required.
- Teaching methods
- This Self Directed Learning class will begin with an introductory lecture given by the teacher on the main topics that will be discussed during the course. Creation of groups of the same number of students to which will be assigned a specific topic. This topic will be studied individually by the group in order to create a power point presenation. After a brief dissertation in the class, each group will discuss its own topic with the student audience.
- Other information
- Mandatory attendance
For dates and times consult
http://www.medvet.unipg.it - Learning verification modality
- There is no final exam for ADE. The acquisition of knowledge and skills will be evaluated through critical review of the work done by the students, taking into consideration the ability of synthesis, expression property, as well as the scientific relevance.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Introductory class (5 hours)
Creation of working groups and topic assignments:
Ferret, guinea pig and small mammals medicine
Breeding and health management of reptiles
Cage and Aviary birds medicine
Zoo Animal Health Management (15 hours)
Dissertation and Discussion of the selected topics (5 hours)