| Statuss(Aktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Animal Postmortem Necropsies |
| Course code | VeteB059 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 0 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 40 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 41 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/04/2025 |
| Responsible Unit | Preclinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| , pasn. Dace Stankeviča |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III VeteB008, Cell biology, Histology II VeteB010, Physiology II VeteB013, Bacteriology, mycology, virology III VeteB042, Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine III |
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| Course abstract | |
| The aim of this practical course is to teach students to perform postmortem necropsies in competent, systematic and safe manner, to collect tissues for further diagnostic tests, to interpret necropsy findings and to write necropsy report. During necropsies students learn to distinguish lesions from agonal and post-mortem changes, explain causes of lesions, and determine main disease process and cause of death. In necropsy reports students describe lesions, formulate morphological diagnoses, analyse pathogenesis of lesions in context with clinical and laboratory abnormalities and make a conclusion in regards to cause of death. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge: students should know and understand rules for personal and environmental safety, principles of necropsy technique and organ examination, and types of tissue changes – 1tests. Skills: students should be able independently perform post-mortem examination of a dog, cat, pig, calf, chicken and horse or a cow in technically correct and safe manner; recognize and describe various types of changes (post mortal, agonal, incidental changes and lesions associated with disease); select appropriate samples for further diagnostic tests; the histological preparations obtained and prepared during the section must be analysed, search, summarize and analyse information in veterinary literature relevant to necropsy cases under investigation–practical works. Competency: students should be able to formulate morphological diagnoses based on the lesion and on histological appearance as well as to explain (verbally and in writing) pathogenesis taking into account clinical information and post-mortem condition. Students have to perform thorough analysis of necropsied animals and, using information in the literature, draw conclusions about lesion pathogenesis, possible aetiology, predisposing factors of the disease and cause of death –CECA work | |
| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Theoretical lesson: necropsy techniques, safety rules during necropsy, preparation of necropsy protocols, and theoretical overview of common diseases in various animal species – 2 h.
2. Practical lesson: demonstration of the necropsy procedures and safety protocols in the necropsy hall – 4 h. 3. Practical lessons: students perform necropsies under the supervision of the teacher and prepare necropsy reports– 6x4 h. 4. Practical lesson: analysis of histological slides from necropsy cases, formulation of morphological diagnoses – 2 h. 5. Theoretical lessons: presentation and discussion of necropsy cases– 4 h. 6. Practical lesson: test necropsy for assessment – 4 h. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| To get the final grade of the study course, if:
1. Successful passed test necropsy. 2. Successful passed CECA work, which include necropsy report. 3. Successful passed necropsy cases. 4. It is mandatory to attend practical works. Only 1practical work can be skipped without excuses. Sick leave is acceptable for skipping a lesson. The skipped lesson must be rescheduled with lecturer. If unattended classes make up more than 30% due to illness, the course must be repeated. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Clinical and Epidemiological Case Analysis (CECA) work is about one of the necropsy cases, which the student uses in-depth literature analysis. The work consists of the following chapters: practical part (necropsy report), theoretical part (pathogenesis, analysis of the latest research), list of used literature and presentation (pictures and tables). After submitting the written form of the paper, it should be presented orally with an illustrated PowerPoint presentation of 10 - 15 minutes, expressing the most relevant information on the subject, answering questions, and justifying the information provided. The work must be submitted and defended within the deadline set by the course supervisor. Necropsy case presentation, test necropsy and CECA work are evaluated following LBTU Regulation of Studies. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The necropsy report may be submitted 2 times, taking into account the lecturer’s corrections, via the LBTU e-studies platform. The initial submission must be made within one week after the necropsy. The revised version, incorporating the teacher’s feedback, must also be submitted in due time.
The final assessment of the study course is “formal test” with the outcome – “passed/failed". To receive a pass, the following components must be completed, successfully presented, and defended: test necropsy, CECA work with the report and theoretical part, and assigned necropsy case(s). The formal test result is based on total number of points earned (minimum 48 p., maximum 80 p.), it includes the work of CECA (min. 18 p., max. 30 p.), points for necropsy cases presentation (or avarage points if there are more necropsie cases) (min. 6 p., max. 10 p.) and test necropsy (min. 24 p., max. 40 p.). The evaluation procedure is in accordance with the LBTU Study Regulations. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Jubb, K. V. F., Kennedy, P. C., Palmer, M. E., & Maxie, M. G. (Eds.). (2016). Jubb, Kennedy, and Palmer's pathology of domestic animals (6th ed.). Elsevier.
2.Zachary, J. F. (Ed.). (2022). Pathologic basis of veterinary disease (7th ed.). Mosby. 3.McDonough, S. P., & Southard, T. L. (Eds.). (2017). Necropsy guide for dogs, cats, and small mammals. John Wiley & Sons. 4.King J.R. (2013) The Necropsy Book. Independent Publisher. 217 p. 5.Parčinskis O. (1988) Lauksaimniecības dzīvnieku slimību morfoloģiskās diagnostikas pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne. 164 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Haynes, Joseph S. (2022) Atlas of Veterinary Surgical Pathology. John Wiley et Sons Ltd.
2.Majó Masferrer, N., & Dolz Pascual, R. (2019). Atlas of avian necropsy: Macroscopic diagnosis sampling (Updated ed.). Servet. 3.Buergelt, C. D., Clark, E. G., & Del Piero, F. (2018). Bovine pathology: A text and color atlas (1st ed.). CABI. 4.Zimmerman, J. J., Karriker, L. A., Ramirez, A., Schwartz, K. J., & Stevenson, G. W. (Eds.). (2012). Diseases of swine (11th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. 5.Taibo A. (2019) Veterinary Medical Terminology Guide and Workbook. USA: Wiley-Blackwell. 712 p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Journal of Veterinary Pathology. ISSN: 0300-9858.
2.Journal of Comparative Pathology. ISSN 0021-9975. 3.Amerikas veterināro patologu asociācijas interneta lapa. Pieejams: http://www.acvp.org/. 4.Eiropas veterināro patologu asociācijas interneta lapa. Pieejams: https://www.esvp.eu, sadaļa “Histology slide database”. |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory course of second cycle professional higher education study programme Veterinary medicine | |