| Course title | Large Animal Surgery I |
| Course code | VeteB017 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2 |
| Total Hours in Course | 54 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 6 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 24 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 24 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/12/2023 |
| Responsible Unit | Clinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| Ph.D., doc. Santa Skuja Master's study programme(līm.), pasn. Nauris Laizāns |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| Vete4105, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology I Vete4110, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics I Vete4111, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics II Vete4113, Surgery Techniques and Topographical Anatomy II VeteB002, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals I VeteB003, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals II VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III VeteB009, Physiology I VeteB010, Physiology II VeteB023, Surgery Techniques and Topographical Anatomy I VeteB030, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics III |
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| Replaced course | |
| Vete4021 [GVET4021] Large Animal Surgery I |
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| Course abstract | |
| Large animal surgery I deals with of animal species (cattle, sheep, goat’s, pig’s) a concise, practical and systematic review to etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic and diferentialdiagnostic properties of the diseases and they treatment in all parts and tissues of large animal body. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge: of livestock diseases in surgical diagnosis, theoretical and practical knowledge of operations and postoperative care of animals – practical works.
Skills: to analyze each case individually before clinical investigation of the animal. Investigation of an animal and clinical diagnosis. The skills to be able to assess the further treatment of the animal – practical works. Competency: combine the knowledge and skills, and to use them further in veterinary practice. Interpret the results of clinical cases – practical works. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Introductory lecture in the farm animals surgery - basic principles of diagnosis and treatment of surgical diseases. Surgical restraint of livestock. Ruminants and pigs anesthesia (regional, general, epidural). Lectures - 1 h. Practical work - 2h.
2.Head region surgery diseases - cornuectomy, sinusitis. Actinomycosis. nasal region surgeries. Ophthalmology (Blepharectomy, enucleation of the eye, corneal wounds, ulcers, infectious keratoconjunctivitis). Ear, mouth surgical diseases. Lectures - 1h, Practical work - 4h. 3.Neck region surgery diseases - tracheotomy, tracheo wash, phlebitis. Choking, Esophagostomy. Practical work - 4h 4.Thoraccic region surgical diseases - Rib resection. Traumatic pericarditis. Lectures -1h. 5.Abdominal region surgical diseases - exploratory laparotomy, biopsy of liver. LDA, RTA, RDA. Intestinal obstruction. Rumenotomy. Temporary rumen fistula. Cesarean section. Mammary surgery. Hernias. Urethrostomy. Lectures - 1h. Practical work - 6h. 6.Pelvis region surgical diseases - Fracture..Rectal prolapse. Vaginal prolapse. Uterus prolapse. Lectures - 1h. Practical work - 2h. 7.Andrology - Castaration. Surgical preperation of Teaser animals. Lectures - 1h. Practical work - 2h. 8. Foot and claw surgery - Lameness detection. Anesthesia. Contraction of flexor tendons. Claw care. Infectious and noninfectious diseases of the digits. Practical work - 4h. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Before performing each surgical operation and surgical manipulations, the surgical technique must be answered orally. All practical work hours have been attended. The number of not attended lectures does not exceed 10% of the total number of lectures. Passed a successful colloquium, after which a test was obtained. ( written or verbal). | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Literature studies on surgical diseases of livestock, operations, analysis of practical results. Optional possibility to go to the farms in small groups for surgical operations and manipulations. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Students' knowledge and skills are assessed in accordance with the procedures specified in the tasks of the practical works. In order to obtain the final grade of the study course "passed", the student must demonstrate his knowledge and skills in practical works and successfully pass the colloquium. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. HuiChu Lin, Passler T., Clark-Price S. Farm Animal Anesthesia: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs, 2nd Edition. – Wiley Blackwell, 2022. 712p.
2. Dean E. Hendrickson, Techniques in Large Animal Surgery. Third edition.-Iowa, Blackwell, 2007. 312p. 3. Hendrickson D. E. & Baird A.N., Turner and McIlwraith's Techniques in Large Animal Surgery, 4th Edition. - Iowa, Blackwell, 2013. 326p. 4. Fubini S. L., Ducharme N. G. Farm Animal Surgery. Second Edition – St. Louis: Saunders, 2017. 662p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. A. David Weaver , Owen Atkinson, Guy St. Jean, Adrian Steiner . Bovine Surgery and Lameness 3rd Edition. – Wiley-Blackwell. 2018. 384p.
2. N. Kent Ames. Noordsy`s Food Animal Surgery. Fifth edition. – Veterinary Learning Systems Co., Inc, 2013. 301p. (DOI:10.1002/9781118770344) 3. Fowler M. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, Third Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, USA, 2011,488 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. https://www.acvs.org/large-animal/cesarean-section-cattle
2. https://www.acvs.org/large-animal/ 3. Compedium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian (Comp Cont Educ Pract). ISSN 0193-1903. 4. Dairy Herd Management, ISSN 0011-5614. 5. Bovine Veterinarian supplement, ISSN 0011-5614 |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory study course of second cycle study programme Veterinary medicine, | |