Learning objectives
Students will learn about the essential concepts of general toxicology and the main toxins present in the environment, intentionally added or accidentally present in manufacturing processes for the production of foodstuffs of animal origin. In addition, they will become familiar with the toxins which most commonly enter manufacturing processes in order to determine their presence in livestock rearing facilities, in feedstuffs and animal feed. This knowledge will enable students to evaluate the potential toxic effects and resulting diseases in animals which ingest such toxic substances. Finally, students will become familiar with the frequency and dangerousness of residual toxins in foodstuffs of animal origin for human consumption and which may be the cause of disease.