Learning objectives
<p>Supply basic knowledge to students in order to allow identification of most common and important parasites of equids in the contest of rational management of equine parasitic diseases.</p>
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Classification, epidemiology and life cycles of the following parasitic organisms:<br />
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1)Nematoda: Strongyloidea, Ascaridioidea, Oxiurioidea <br />
2)Cestoda: Anoplocephala spp. <br />
3)Protozoa: Apicomplexa, Piroplasmidae <br />
4)Arthropoda: Insecta (myiasis), Acarina (mites and ticks) <br />
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Parasitic diseases of equids: <br />
- Intestinal and larval strongylosis due to large (Strongylus spp.) and small (Ciatostominae) strongyles <br />
- Parascariosis <br />
- Oxiuridiosis <br />
- Cestode infection <br />
- Babesiosis/Theileriosis <br />
- Hypersensibility to Culicoides spp. <br />
- Stomach bots <br />
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Laboratory practice is aimed to acquire basic knowledge in common sampling and maintenance methods of biological samples.
Full programme
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Bibliography
- Urquhart G.M., Armour J., Duncan J.L., Dunn A.M., Jennings F.W., Parassitologia veterinaria, Ed. italiana C. Genchi, UTET <br />
- Lecture notes and slides <br />
Teaching methods
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class lectures (slide presentations) and wet labs <br />
oral and written examination with multiple choice questions
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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