Learning objectives
The student must acquire fundamental knowledge on bacterial cells, viruses proving able to frame them taxonomically and set a strategy of containment and control of clinical pictures connected to it by using the tools offered epidemiology. The student must acquire the appropriate tools to manage and ensure animal welfare on the farm using a critical notions of prophylaxis, diagnosis and management.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
General principles of bacteriology: cell wall, cytoplasmic membrane, capsule, bacterial spore, toxic factors, fungi, bacterial genetics, techniques, and requirements for growing different bacterial species, growth curve, hints about viruses.
General principles of immunology: innate and acquired immunity, the concept of antigen, serological reactions, hypersensitivity.
Antibiotics and disinfectants: mechanisms of action and utilization strategies.
General principles of epidemiology: transmission and maintenance of infections, diseases and cycle of a disease, latent infection and carrier state, horizontal transmission and vertical direct and indirect types of guest and routes of infection, spread of infection and host characteristics .
Requirements for feed hygiene.
Hygiene and safety of bovine milk on the farm: integrated diagnosis.
Biological decontamination of food by pathogenic bacteria.
Bio-acoustic evaluation of respiratory status as an indicator of health and well-being of the productions of bovine and swine.
Strategies for disease control in character respiratory pig farm and cattle.
Abuse treatment in the field of livestock: risk assessment and control plans. Disinfection: strategies and methods of use
Full programme
General principles of bacteriology: cell wall, cytoplasmic membrane, capsule, bacterial spore, toxic factors, fungi, bacterial genetics, techniques, and requirements for growing different bacterial species, growth curve, hints about viruses.
General principles of immmunology: innate and acquired immunity, the concept of antigen, serological reactions, hypersensitivity.
Antibiotics and disinfectants: mechanisms of action and utilization strategies.
General principles of epidemiology: transmission and maintenance of infections, diseases and cycle of a disease, latent infection and carrier state, horizontal transmission and vertical direct and indirect types of guest and routes of infection, spread of infection and host characteristics .
Requirements for feed hygiene.
Hygiene and safety of bovine milk on the farm: integrated diagnosis.
Biological decontamination of food by pathogenic bacteria.
Bio-acoustic evaluation of respiratory status as an indicator of health and well-being of the productions of bovine and swine.
Strategies for disease control in character respiratory pig farm and cattle.
Bibliography
Brock Biologia dei microrganismi Volume 1 Casa Editrice Pearson 2012
Ezio Bottarelli Fabio Ostanello Epidemiologia Edagricole 2011
Nicola Montemurro Igiene zootecnica. Edagricole 2002
Diego Bottini La gestione sanitaria nell'allevamento della bovina da latte. Le Piont Veterinaire 2009
Teaching methods
The entire teaching activity involves the use of slide (made available to the student at the end of the course, on-line) in the educational front while the practical work will take place in the laboratory and in the course of business visits (assessment of the state of sanitation and collecting samples).
Assessment methods and criteria
The student will be able to manage the process necessary to frame a microorganism after taxonomically isolated from samples made in companies with different sanitation problems, identifying treatment protocols and possible interventions vaccination and disinfection
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