Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502445 Veterinary Medicine | OT | 5 | 0 |
It is recommended that you should previously have studied the following subjects: Pathology, Surgery and Anesthesiology, Animal health I, II and III, Animal health and Epidemiology and Statistics.
The main objective of the subject is to provide the student with a basic knowledge, from the veterinary point of view, of the wild autochthonous species and, fundamentally, in the aspects of handling (handling) and their diseases. This subject responds to the increasing importance and social demand of this knowledge in the veterinary collective.
1. To access and use autonomously sources of information and documentation, as well as regulations applicable to management and pathology.
2. To classify and know the main characteristics of the autonomous wild species.
3. To know the basic principles of management (including the sanitary part) and conservation.
4. To know the methods of capture and subsequent handling, transport and release, as well as the problems associated with the different methodologies.
5. To know the dominant diseases in amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
PRESENTATION OF THE SUBJECT
Introduction to the subject. Professional outings. 1 hour.
THEORETICAL CLASSES
20 topics of one hour duration. Total 20 hours.
Section I: General aspects of wild autochthonous species (2 hours).
1. Classification and main characteristics of the autochthonous wild species.
2. Sources of information and documentation. Regulations related to wildlife.
Section II. Management (3 hours).
3. Management and conservation of wildlife.
4. Wildlife recovery centers. Captive breeding.
5. Transfer of wild species.
Section III: Capture and handling (4 hours).
6. Methods of capture I. General principles. Chemical capture.
7. Methods of capture II. Physical capture.
8. Post-capture management, transport and release. Pathology associated with capture, post-capture management, transport and release.
9. Marking (identification) and follow-up.
Section IV: Pathology (11 hours).
10. Diseases of wildlife.
11. Dominant pathology of amphibians and reptiles.
12. Dominant pathology of birds I.
13. Dominant pathology of birds II.
14. Dominant pathology of ungulates I. Ruminants.
15. Dominant pathology of ungulates II. Wild pig.
16. Dominant pathology of carnivores.
17. Dominant pathology of lagomorphs.
18. Dominant pathology of other species of terrestrial mammals.
19. Dominant pathology of marine mammals.
20. Forensic medicine
SEMINARS
5 one-hour seminars on topics of interest or to complement some topics that, due to their extension, could not be adequately developed in the theoretical classes. Total 5 hours.
. Ecology of the disease.
. Health Surveillance Plan in Wildlife.
. Discussion of cases.
. Damage of wildlife to agricultura and livestock.
. Conservation of wild species.
PRACTICAL CLASSES (PRACTICES)
The student must complete 5 practices, to choose among the 7 proposals. Total 25 hours.
1. Determination of sex and age in wild animals.
2. Phototraping and teleanesthesia of wild animals. Campus Bellaterra of the UAB and Barcelona.
3. Control of urban and peri-urban fauna. Campus Bellaterra of the UAB.
4. Observation of mountain goat. Natural Park of the Montserrat.
5 and 6. Observation of the bellowing of the deer and the chamois. Natural Park of the Cadí-Moixeró.
7. Necropsies of autochthonous wild fauna.
To achieve the established objectives, this subject mainly involves the following methodology:
Attendance-based
Theoretical classes. These sessions will be devoted to the presentation of theoretical most relevant aspects of the subject. The students will have to complement the information provide with the self-learning or autonomous work.
Seminars.Seminar are complementary to theoretical classes. Some important veterinary topics that have not been discussed in depth in the lectures will be discussed.
Practices: These sessions are performed with small groups where the student develops skills such as curiosity and observation skills.
Autonomous work
Through self-learning work the students will solve problems that occur on a daily basis when working with wildlife. At the beginning of the course, students will receive a list of cases so they can choose one and work it in groups of four.
Students must inform themselves of the news and information published on the Virtual Campus/ Moodle.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practical classes | 25 | 1 | |
Seminars | 5 | 0.2 | |
Theoretical classes | 21 | 0.84 | |
Type: Supervised | |||
Self-learning work | 10 | 0.4 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study | 87.5 | 3.5 |
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course Schedule on the first day of class.
Theoretical exam: It corresponds to 50% of the total of the final grade of the subject.
The exam consist of a multiple-choice written test that will consist of 50 questions with four options per question and a single valid answer. The evaluable contents will be all the theories and seminars.
* A minimum score of 5 points in 10 points will be required in order to pass the exam.
Assessment of the practices: It corresponds to 40% of the total of the final grade of the subject.
Attendance is mandatory.
Students must complete a minimum of 4 of the 5 proposed practices.
Self-learning work: It corresponds to 10% of the total of the final grade of the subject.
Each group of students will have to develop and solve a case raised by the teacher. It is mandatory to deliver the case. All students in the group will have the same grade.
Students who have not passed the theoretical exam will have the possibility of recovering it during the exam period at the end of the semester. The reassessment of the theoretical contents will be carried out in the manner indicated above at the beginning of this section.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Practices | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1, 25, 4, 3, 2, 26, 6, 7, 33, 9, 8, 10, 11, 34, 23, 22, 18, 17, 15, 19, 21, 27, 14, 13, 24, 35, 5, 28, 31, 30, 32, 29, 16, 12, 20 |
Self-learning work | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Theoretical exam | 50 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 3, 2, 9, 8, 10, 17, 15, 19, 24, 35, 28, 16, 12 |
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Enllaços web:
- American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV). http://www.aazv.org
- Asociación española para la Conservación y el Estudio de los Murciélagos (SECEMU). http://www.secemu.org/es
- Asociación Herpetológica Española (SHE). http://www.herpetologica.es
- Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). http://www.seo.org
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- Wildlife Disease Association (WDA). http://www.wildlifedisease.org