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Infectious Diseases, Hygiene

Course developers

Prior knowledge

Vete2009, Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology I

Vete2017, Animal and Environmental Hygiene II

Vete2018, Animal and Environmental Hygiene III

Vete2024, Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology II

Vete3025, Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology III

Vete3008, Immunology

Vete3036, Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases I

Vete4044, Foodborne Diseases

Vete4045, Epidemiology

Vete4073, Food Hygiene and Inspection I

Vete4074, Food Hygiene and Inspection II

Vete4103, Food Toxicology

Vete4115, Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases II

Vete5012, Organisation of Veterinary Services II

Course abstract

Student has to prepare information on the topics covered by the state exam in the form of particular test questions and theoretically described clinical cases of sick animals. During the examination students have to present their level of theoretical training and abilities to apply their knowledge perceiving the animal as an undivided organism in connection with the environment, food of animal origin and its quality, prevention of contagious diseases, and the use of legislative acts at the Food and Veterinary Service and enterprises.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge of animal housing microclimate physical and biological properties, climate and technology impress, quality of water and feed, food borne infections, toxicoses, regulations of hygiene and inspection, understanding of infectious and invasive diseases and the normative basis of their prevention and control – test and case analysis.
Skills to plan and perform professional activities in compliance with regulations on human and animal protection, legislation documents about infectious and invasive diseases issued and implemented by European Union, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Veterinary service and health organizations– test and case analysis.
Competences. Be able to assess and find a solution in treatment of various infectious and invasive diseases, toxicoses, to carry out preventive measures, producing safe and healthy foods, be able to assess and to solve problems of animal health and welfare– test and case analysis.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Cabinet of Ministers regulations on animal welfare – 2h.
2. Hygienic consequences of soil and water biological properties – 2h.
3. Transport of animals to slaughterhouse. Housing requirements before slaughtering. Slaughtering technology – 2h.
4. Actual food infections and toxicoses – 4h.
5. Bacteriological and chemical quality of milk – 2h.
6. Toxic ingredients in food – 2h.
7. Food control in Latvia and Europe – 2h.
8. Actual animal diseases with significance to human health. Zoonoses – 4h.
9. Actual infectious diseases in pet animals – 2h.
10. Infectious diseases with great impact on the animal production and reproduction – 2h.
11. Common parasitoses in Latvia – zoonoses – 4h.
12. Animal protozooses and their spread – 4h.
13. Arachnoenthomoses – 2h.
14. The problem of animal helmintoses in Latvia – 2h.
15. Food and Veterinary Service institutions and inspectors – 2h.
16. Legislative acts base used by Food and Veterinary Service.

Requirements for awarding credit points

State exam.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Independent studies of literature as preparation for exam.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The exam is organized in two parts: 1) written part - test with 100 questions, the lowest successful grade is given if 65% of all questions are correctly answered, 2) oral part - a ticket for theoretically described clinical or food hygiene case has to be answered in front of State examination board.
Both parts of exam have to be completed successfully. The joint examination mark is calculated as the average mark of the exam test and the rating of the oral answer, rounding the decimals toward the test grade.Results are assessed in accordance with the criteria of the 10 point system scale indicated in the LLU Study regulations.

Compulsory reading

1. Keidāns P., Krūklīte A. Mājdzīvnieku parazitāro slimību diagnostika. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 136 lpp. 2. Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 1 daļa. LLU. Jelgava, 2001. 127 lpp. 3. Trubka R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 2. daļa. LLU. Jelgava, 2001. 214 lpp. 4. Lindberga Z. Higiēna. 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. Netherlandsn: Wageningen pers., 2002. 323 p. 7. Deshpande S.S. Handbook of Food Toxicology. New York ; Basel: Marcel Dekker, 2002. 920 p.     8. Forsythe S.J., Hayes P.R. Food Hygiene, microbiology and HACCP. 3d ed. Aspen Publications, 1998. 449 p. Pieejams: 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. Cambridge: CRC Press, 2005. 744 p. Pieejams: http://firatozel.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/handbook_of_hygiene_control_in_the_food_industry.pdf 10. Hui, Y.H., Pierson, M.D., Gorham, J.R. Foodborne Disease Handbook. 2nd edition. Vol 1: Bacterial Pathogens. New York; Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2001

Further reading

1. Jones A.L., Dargan P.I. Toxicology. Churchill Livingstone, 2001. 162 p. 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. 4. Infectious diseases of the dog and cat., St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier, 2006. 1387 p. 5. Jay J.M. Modern Food Microbiology. 6th Edition. An Aspen Publication. Maryland. 2000. 679 p. 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. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991, 355-367 lpp. 9. Timoney J.F., Gillespie J.H., Scott F.W.W., Barlough J.E. Hagan and Bruner`s Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals. 8-th ed. 1988. 951 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. International Journal of Food Microbiology. [tiešsaiste]. Published by Elsevier Science. ISSN 0168-1605. [skatīts 15.12.2014.]. Pieejams ScienceDirect datubāzē LLU tīklā http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01681605 2. Veterinary Research - A Journal on Animal Infection. EDP Sciences. ISSN: 1297-9716 [tiešsaiste] ISSN 0928-4249. [skatīts 15.12.2014.]. Pieejams: http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/ 3. Food Control. Published by Elsevier Science. [tiešsaiste]. ISSN 0956-7135. [skatīts 15.12.2014.]. PieejamsScienceDirectdatubāzē LLU tīklā: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09567135

Notes

Compulsory course of study programme Veterinary medicine