Hygiene and animal production. Infection and epizootogy. Pathogenic microorganisms and animal parasites. Infection and infectious charge. Immunity. Vaccines and vaccination. Hygiene and general prophylaxis in intensive industrial breeding. Disinfectants and disinfectants. Derating. Environmental hygiene zootechnical. Prophylaxis of mastitis. Prophylaxis programs on some animal species. Animal welfare legislation. Animal welfare concept. Animal welfare applied
Knowledge about principles of zootechnical hygiene.
Skills acquired in classroom and field.
Practical experiences.
At the end of the course the student must be able to conduct a breeding in the hygiene and health aspects.
Prerequisites
Zootechnical knowledge
Teaching Methods
Lectures with audiovisual aids. Practices on the field.
Type of Assessment
Oral examination, by one final test.
Course program
Hygiene, prophylaxis and animal welfare.
1) Hygiene and animal production: general concepts of zootechnical and environmental hygiene.
2) Infection and epizootogy
(a) Pathogenic microorganisms and animal parasites
b) Infection mechanism and infectious charge
3) Immunity
(a) Immunization Mechanism
b) Vaccines and vaccination
4) General Hygiene and Prophylaxis
a) Hygiene and general prophylaxis in intensive and industrial breeding
(b) Disinfectants and disinfectants
c) Derating
d) Environmental hygiene zootechnical
e) Neonatal hygiene and prophylaxis
f) Breast hygiene and prophylaxis of mastitis
g) Examples of prophylactic programs on some animal species
5) Animal welfare legislation
a) Animal welfare concept
b) Animal welfare applied