| Course title | Animal Postmortem Necropsies |
| Course code | VeteB060 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 2 |
| Total Hours in Course | 54 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 0 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 30 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 24 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/04/2025 |
| Responsible Unit | Preclinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| , pasn. Dace Stankeviča |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| VeteB059, Animal Postmortem Necropsies |
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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, incl. Biopsy, blood, urine samples, 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 cytological and histological samples collected during the necropsy must be analyzed; relevant information in veterinary literature should be searched, summarized, and analyzed for 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. | |
| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Practical lessons: necropsies is done by students with the supervision of teacher and write necropsy reports – 6x4 h.
2. Practical lesson: analysis of histological preparations of Necropsy cases, biopsies, blood, urine samples, formulation of morphological diagnoses – 2x2 h. 3. Theoretical lessons: defencse of necropsy cases and discussions – 2 h |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| To get the final grade of the study course, if:
1. Successful passed and presented necropsy report. 2. 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 | |
| Necropsy report about one of necropsy cases, with in-depth literature analysis. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Maxie G. M. Pathology of Domestic Animals. Volume 3. 6th ed. Edinburgh ... [etc.]: Elsevier Saunders, 2007. 2456 p.
2. Zachary J. F., McGavin M. D. Pathological basis of veterinary disease. 5th ed. USA: Elsevier, 2012. 1344 p. 3.King J.R. The Necropsy Book. Independent Publisher, 2013. 217 p. 4.Parčinskis O. Lauksaimniecības dzīvnieku slimību morfoloģiskās diagnostikas pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1988. 164 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Taibo A. Veterinary Medical Terminology Guide and Workbook. USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019. 712 p. 2.IVIS. Pieejams: http://www.ivis.org/home.asp 3.Merck Veterinary Manual. Pieejams: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp | |
| 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 | |