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State exam I

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Prior knowledge

Vete4125, Diploma Thesis III

Course abstract

The student must prepare information about the topics included in the state exam, which are formulated in specific questions of the state exam. During the exam, the level of students' theoretical preparation and the ability to use their knowledge in thinking about the animal as a single organism is tested.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knows about Neurohumoral regulation of the genitals of female and male animals, fertilization, pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, physical and biological characteristics of the animal housing microclimate, impact of climate and technology, water and feed quality, food infections, toxicosis, hygiene and inspection regulations, understanding of infections and infectious diseases and the regulatory framework for their control. The ability to plan and perform their professional work in accordance with the European Union institutions, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Veterinary Service and health organizations developed, and the human and animal protection regulations, procedures for combating infectious and infectious diseases implemented by said institutions. The ability to evaluate and find solutions for the treatment of various infectious diseases, invasive diseases, toxicoses, preventive measures, healthy food production, assess and solve animal health and welfare and animal infertility problems. Evaluation method - multiple choice test and case study.

Course Content(Calendar)

Areas of the state examination / study courses:

• Parasitology
• Infectious diseases, immunology and microbiology
• Food surveillance / area (hygiene and inspection, infections, toxicology, control)
• Animal welfare, environmental hygiene
• Organization of veterinary services
• Reproduction of farm animals
• Diseases of miscellaneous animals

Requirements for awarding credit points

All requirements for the study program must be acquired and successfully passed in advance; State exam in a combined form: test with 100 theoretical questions and an oral answer about the analysis of a given case or situation.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Repeat the previously acquired material relating to the questions included in the exam.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

1)Written part - a test with 100 questions, to which at least 65% of correct answers must be given, and 2) oral part - analysis of the situation, which must be answered in the State Examination Commission. Both parts must be passed with a passing grade. The exam grade is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the grades obtained in the test and situation analysis, rounding the decimal places in the direction of the test grade. The grade of the state exam is an evaluation on a 10-point scale according to the LLU Study Regulations. The results of the state examination are approved by the State examination commission.

Compulsory reading

1.Keidāns P., Krūklīte A., Keidāne D. Mājdzīvnieku parazitāro slimību diagnostika un profilakse. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 136 lpp.
2.Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 1 daļa. Jelgava: LLU, 2001. 127 lpp.
3.Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 2. daļa. Jelgava: LLU, 2001. 214 lpp.
4. Higiēna. A. Audere, A. Avots, A. Bērziņa, Z. Lindberga .Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991. 355 lpp.
5.Zālītis L. Zoohigiēna. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1976. 327 lpp.
6.Luning P.A., Marcelis W.J., Jongen W.M.F. Food quality management. Wageningen: Wageningen pers., 2002. 323 p.
7.Deshpande S.S. Handbook of Food Toxicology. California: Idetek Inc, 2002. 920 p. 
8.Forsythe S.J., Hayes P.R. Food Hygiene, microbiology and HACCP. 3d ed. Aspen Publications, 1998. 449 p. Materiālus var atrast par maksu: http://www.free-ebooks.com/author/P.R.-Hayes,-S.J.-Forsythe
9.Lelieveld H.L.M., Mostert M.A. Handbook of hygiene control in the food industry. CRC Press, 2005. 744 p. Pieejams:
https://enpab.it/images/2018/BIBLIOTECA_DIGITALE/AAVV_Handbook_of_Hygiene_Control_in_the_Food_Industry.pdf
10. Foodborne Disease Handbook. Ed.:,.H. Hui, M.D. Pierson, J.R. Gorham. 2nd edition. Vol 1: Bacterial Pathogens. New York; Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2001.
11. Afanasjevs I. Veterinārā dzemdniecība un ginekoloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1983. 360 lpp.
12.Brūveris Z., Baumane S., Dūrītis I. Mājdzīvnieku praktiskā anatomija. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2018, 350. 379. lpp.
13.Senger P. L. Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition. USA: Current Conceptions, Inc., 2003. 368 pp. LLU Veterinārmedicīnas fakultātes Informācijas centrs .
14.Brūveris Z. Veterinārās histoloģijas pamati. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2015. 333.-377.; 387.-398.lpp.
15. Moderna piena ražošanas ferma: tehnoloģija, tehnika, apsaimniekošana. J.Priekuļa red., Jelgava: LLU, 2013. 240 lpp. 10. – 19. lpp. 2013.g. -
16. Chenoweth Steven P. Lorton S. P. Animal Andrology: Theories and Applications. United Kingdom: CAB International, 2014. 568 pp.

Further reading

1.Jones A.L., Dargan P.I. Churchill's Pocketbook of Toxicology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2001.
2.Day M.J., Schultz R.D. Veterinary Immunology: principles and practice. Manson Publishing Ltd, 2011. 256 p. 
3.Gracey J., Collins D.S., Huey R. Meat hygiene. 10th edition. WB Saunders. 1999.
Gracey's meat hygiene. Edited by D. S. Collins, R. J. Huey. 11th edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015. 329 p.
4. Greene C.E. Infectious diseases of the dog and cat. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2006. 1387 p.
5. Jay J.M. Modern Food Microbiology. 6th Edition. New York: Aspen Publication. Maryland. 2000. 679 p. Pieejams: https://muhammadsubchi.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/modern-food-microbiology-7th-ed-springer-2005.pdf
6. Kļaviņš M., Roska A. Toksiskās vielas vidē. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 1998. 159 lpp.
7. Liguts V. Toksikoloģijas rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds, 2002. 1070 lpp.
8. Lindberga Z. Higiēna. A. Audere, A. Avots, A. Bērziņa, Z. Lindberga. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991. 367 lpp.
9. Timoney J.F., Gillespie J.H., Scott F.WW., Barlough J.E. Hagan and Bruner`s Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals. 8-th ed. 1988. 951 p.
10. Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics. WB G.H.Arthur, D.E.Noakes, H.Pearson, T.J. Parkinson. London: Saunders Company Limited, 1996. 726 p.
11. Noakes D. E. et all. Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics. United Kingdom: Saunders Elsevier,2009. 950 pp.
12. The Merck Veterinary Manual (2010) 10th Ed. Merck * Co., Inc. Rahway. N.J., V.S.A. 2010. 1832 p.
The Merck veterinary manual. Editor-in-chief: Susan E. Aiello. Eleventh edition. Kenilworth: Merck Sharp & Dohme, 2016. 3325 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1.International Journal of Food Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Science. ISSN 0168-1605. Pieejams ScienceDirect datubāzē LLU tīklā http://sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-food-microbiology
2.Veterinary Research - A Journal on Animal Infection. EDP Sciences. ISSN: 1297-9716. ISSN 0928-4249. Pieejams: http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/ 3.Food Control. Published by Elsevier Science. ISSN 0956-7135. Pieejams ScienceDirect datubāzē LLU tīklā: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/food-control

Notes

Second level professional program "Veterinary Medicine"