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Single cycle degree course 5 years in
Veterinary medicine
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Veterinary Science

ETHOLOGY
cod. 02267

Academic year 2010/11
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
Discipline della struttura e funzione degli organismi animali
Type of training activity
Basic
12 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY I AND ETHOLOGY

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Learning objectives

Knowledge of the physiological bases of animal behavior

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Regulation of emotional and behavioral patterns by the hypothalamus and the lymbic system. Biological rhythms. Motivation and learning. Classic conditioning. Trial and error learning: reward and punishment. Social behavior and hierarchy. Territorial behavior and marking. Pheromones. Stress and distress in domestic animals. Fight or flight reaction. Welfare in farm animals.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Etologia degli animali domestici, Per Jensen, Mc Graw-Hill, Milano.

Teaching methods

Theoretical lessons and practical training

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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