Veterinary medicine | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Patologia generale e anatomia patologica veterinaria (VET/03)
Field: Discipline anatomo-patologiche ed ispettive veterinarie
Type of training activity: Characterising

12 hours
of face-to-face activities

1 credits

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Integrated course unit module: PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY I

Learning objectives

The aim of this course is to give the student the basic knowledge of necropsy procedures and techniques.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Definition, aims, importance and limits of the necropsy.
Tanatology.
Opening and examination of abdominal cavity, thoracic cavity, head, mouth and nasal cavity. Examination of single organs.
Specimens collection and sending to the laboratory for cytological, histopathological , bacterial or virus isolation, toxicological analysis.

Full programme

Definition, aims, importance and limits of the autopsy. Tanatology.
Equipment. Cautions to take before, after and during the necropsy and relevant regulations.
Anamnesis, external examination. Incision of cutis, opening of the carcass and subcutis examination. Opening and examination of abdominal cavity, thoracic cavity, head, mouth and nasal cavity, neck and pelvis. Examination of single organs. Epicrisis and autoptic report.
Specimens collection and sending to the laboratory for cytological, histopathological and bacterial or virus isolation, toxicological analysis.

Bibliography

King : The necropsy book (Charles Louis Davis, D.V.M. Foundation, 2007)
Taccini: Tecnica autoptica e diagnostica cadaverica (Poletto editore, 2008)

Teaching methods

lectures using videobeam
Dog, cat, swine, bovine, sheep, equine, rabbit and rodents necropsies in necropsy room.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and practicals exam

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