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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Animal Sciences - International Program
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
dina Zilberg
Coordinator Office Hours:
flexible
Teaching Staff:
Dr.
Course/Module description:
In the course health maintenance and major diseases affecting cattle, chicken and fish in commercial production are presented
Course/Module aims:
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge in the field of animal health management and knowledge on major diseases affecting cattle, chicken and fish. The knowledge aids in the understanding of host-pathogen interactions. The course provides background for diagnostics of the different diseases as well as understanding research on diseases in these farmed animals
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identifying the symptoms of diseases in the farmed animals
- Understanding the interaction between the host and pathogen
- Knowledge in the prevention and treatment of diseases in the farmed animals
- Familiarizing with bacterial viral and parasitic diseases of the farmed animals
- Familiarizing with non infectious diseases and the conditions to their development
Attendance requirements(%):
no
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lecture
Course/Module Content:
DISEASES OF FISH:
Principals of fish health maintenance
Bacterial diseases of fish
Viral diseases of fish
Protozoan parasites of fish
Fungal diseases of fish; monogenean parasites of fish;
Non-infectious diseases in fish
DISEASES OF POULTRY
World Poultry industry, Poultry diseases-introduction, bacterial poultry diseases
Mycoplasma in the poultry industry, viral diseases, Newcastle disease, Turkey respiratory diseases.
Viral diseases of poultry, Avian influenza.
Protozoal diseases, Fungal diseases ,Non-infectious diseases of poultry
Disease control in the poultry industry, biosecurity, vaccinations.
DISEASES of DAIRY CATTLE IN ISRAEL
introduction on the structure of the dairy farming in Israel
• Neonatology
• Diseases of calves – diarrhea and pneumonia management and prevention.
• PRODUCTION DISEASES
• Management- Herd Health Program
• Milk fever in dairy cows
• Ketosis as a metabolic disease example
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• Foot and Mouth Disease
• Paratbc
• Rabies
• LUMPY SKIN DISEASE
• MCF
• BLV
• antrax
• ARBO- Bovine Ephemerial fever, Blue Tong. EHDV, Akabane,
• Abortion causes: Neospora, BVD, IBR, leptospira, brucella
• INTOXICATIONS .
• Botulism
• Water intoxication.
Required Reading:
no
Additional Reading Material:
Fish Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment, E.D. Noga
Diseases of poultry, 14th edition, David E. Swayne
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