IPLUSO 22436

Nursing in Farm Animals

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  This CU is the culmination of all the clinical CUs on livestock from previous years, where students will delve deeper into the clinic of production animals and have the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired throughout the course, in order to prepare for professional life in the area of livestock clinics.
• ProgramaProgramme

  How to handle animals and animal restraint techniques Clinical Examination: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Pigs, Poultry and Leporidae National animal health plan and ongoing animal sanitation campaigns Identification of production animals Complementary examinations Nursing techniques for production animals Main pathologies in the various species of farm animals and approach to the nursing techniques to be applied Prophylactic measures for the main pathologies in the various species Reproduction, labour management and neonatology Nutrition Zoonoses in farm animals (brucellosis. Preventive measures)
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Promote production animals? health and welfare. Implement prophylactic measures Help in clinical activity and acquiring nursing skills in production animals clinic Promote a good pain management in production animals Promote preventive measures related to zoonotic diseases in production animals
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Heather Smith Thomas (2009) The Cattle Health Handbook-Preventative Care, Disease Treatments and Emergency Procedures. Radostits, O.M. et. al., (2007) Veterinary Medicine: A textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats (10th ed.). Edinburgh; London; New York; Oxford; Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier Divers, T.J. & Peek, S.F. (2008). Rebhun's diseases of dairy cattle (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier Dirksen G., Gründer H.-D., Stoeber M., (2005). Medicina Interna y Cirugia del Bovino (4a ed.). Inter-Médica. Chenoweth P. J., Sanderson M. W. (2005). Beef Practice: Cow-calf Production Medicine. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Theoretical-Practical and Tutorial Orientation. All students will be actively involved in all clinical problems clinical problems observed, demonstrating nursing techniques and attitudes in the area of farm animal clinics. animals. Assessment takes the following forms: A - Continuous Assessment: Theoretical a) Attendance at the end of the semester with a minimum mark of 9.5 for approval (80%) approval (80%) b) Questions at the end of each lecture on the topic taught (20%) Practical a) Attendance, participation and interest in classes (10%) b) Group presentation (10 minutes) of work on a theme to be defined from the previous lesson - 40%. c) Work on a clinical practice protocol (discussion of a clinical case, general examination, specific examination, complementary examinations, treatment, prophylaxis, prevention, other action strategies) (50%) B - Final examination If the student does not pass the continuous assessment, they may be assessed in a final exam. Final mark 50% theoretical plus 50% practical
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não