Production and Health of Pigs and Rabbits
Code: 103967Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine | OP | 5 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Enrique María Mateu De Antonio
- Email :
- enric.mateu@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Carmen Loreto Manuelian Fuste
- Francesc Xavier Mora Igual
- Joaquim Segales Coma
- Cristina Laza Guasch
- Marco Antonio Jacho Lopez
- Luis María Ferrer Peñart
- David Sola Oriol
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites, but it is recommended to have passed and approved the following subjects: Basis of the Animal Production and Management, Animal Production I and II, Animal Health III.
There is a limitation of places for 30 people that will be made according to the criteria of academic record (average marks and credits passed).
Objectives
The Subject of Pig and Rabbit Health and Production is an optional subject aiming to deepen in the knowledge of health and production of the mentioned species focusing fundamentally on the resolution of practical situations.
The specific objectives are :
To gain understanding of the critical points in the health and production of pigs and rabbits and how they should be analyzed
To learn to identify the most common productive and health problems in these species and formulating possible solutions based on the context
Learning outcomes
- Analyse, synthesise and resolve problems and make decisions.
- Communicate information obtained during professional exercise in a fluid manner, orally and in writing, with other colleagues, authorities and society in general.
- Apply scientific method to professional practice, including medicine
- Apply a health plan to concrete situations in accordance with the productive and economic aspects of a livestock farm or fishery and the ethical, social and normative limitations.
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate the production and healthcare parameters of a farm or fishery and produce a plan of corrective actions considering the factors of animal welfare, environmental protection and product quality.
- Evaluate and apply biosafety protocols in concrete cases referring to farms.
Contents
THEORETICAL CONTENTS
In the event of restrictions imposed by HealthAuthorities, these contents may be modified or prioriti¡zed differently.
Pig Health and Production (6h):
T1 General concepts
T2. Biosecurity
T3. Diagnostic frameworks
T4. Analysis of records and interpretation of productive data
These contents include non-presential lectures
Rabbit Health and Production (3h):
T1 General concepts
T2. Analysis of records and interpretation of productive data
T4. Diagnostic frameworks
These contents include non-presential lectures
PRACTICAL LECTURES
- Case discussion (20h)
4 Practical cases for pigs (16h)
1 Practical case for rabbits (4h)
Sessions of discussion and resolution of cases will be presential; other activities may be done remotely.- Field practice (9 h)
- Practical work on diagnosis and proposal of solutions to the problems of a pig or rabbit farm.
- Diagnostic practice (3h)
1 Diagnostic session including necropsy
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master class | 9 | 0.36 | 3, 5, 6 |
| Field practice | 77 | 3.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Diagnostic practice | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 3, 5 |
| Case solving | 32 | 1.28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| case discussion | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Field practice | 9 | 0.36 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
The teaching activity is distributed in:
a) Lectures: Those corresponding to blocks 1 and 2
b) Case discussion sessions (Classroom practices). The discussion sessions are divided into a presentation of the cases by the professors, an autonomous work of bibliographic consultation on the part of the student, a group discussion session of the possible orientations of the case, an autonomous work leading to the formulation of solutions to the case and a group discussion of the proposals. In some cases, a brief draft of the proposals must be submitted to facilitate the group discussion.
c) Diagnostic practices: Necropsies and lab diagnosis results belonging to real cases. Each case will include writing a mini-report.
Field work - farm visits to identify health and productive problems and to establish intervention protocols. There will be two visits with a teacher and, if additional visits are needed, an appointment maust be made. Most of the work is an autonomous group task that must finally be presented orally and in a written report.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field practice | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Case discussion | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
The evaluation will be 50% resolution of the cases (all have the same weight value) -orally in the classroom - and farm work that will be presented at the end of the semester in one brief oral summary in writing. In the farm work, it is mandatory to attend the presentations of the other groups
A minimum of 4.0 is needed in each part to compensate.This subject does not offer a single assessment. The \"Not assessable\" grade will correspond to those cases in which at least three of the practical cases or the practical field case were not done.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks such as bibliographic or information search or text correction. In some cases, if it is to be used, it will be clearly specified which parts have been generated with this technology and its utilities, indicating how its use has influenced the final result of the activity. Non-transparency in the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and may lead to partial or total penalisation of the activity.
Bibliography
Boden E (1991) The In Practice Handbooks. Swine Practice. Baillière Tindall, Londres
Eich KO (1990) Manual de enfermedades del cerdo. Grünland. Barcelona
Zimmerman JF et al. (2019) Diseases of swine 11 edition. Wiley-Blackwell. th ISBN: 978-0-8138-1703-3
Muirhead MR, Alexander T (1997)A pocket guide to recognising and treating pig diseases.5M Enterprises, Sheffield, UK.
Muirhead MR, Alexander T. (1998) Managing pig health and the treatment of disease. 5M Enterprises, Sheffield, UK
Smith, W.J., Taylor, D.J. y Penny, R.H.C. (1990). Atlas en color de patología porcina. Interamericana McGraw-Hill. Madrid.
Taylor, D.J. (2006). Pig diseases (8ª. ed.).ISBN 0 95069327 8
Close & Cole (2001) Nutrition of sows and boars. Nothingham University Press. English, Burgess,
Segundo & Dunne (1992) Stockmanship. improving the care of the pig and other livestock. Farming Press Ltd.
Gadd (1993) Pig production problems: John Gadd's guide to their solutions. Nothingham University Press.
Software
No need for any specific software
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAV) Pràctiques veterinàries amb animals vius i de sala de necròpsies | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PVG5) Pràctiques veterinàries en granges i altres instal·lacions (5 estudiants per grup) | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PVG5) Pràctiques veterinàries en granges i altres instal·lacions (5 estudiants per grup) | 2 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |