| Statuss(Aktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Physiology, Ethology and Welfare |
| Course code | VeteP016 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Independent study hours | 81 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/04/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Preclinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| First-cycle professional higher education(līm.), pasn. Ketija Agarska |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III VeteB008, Cell biology, Histology II VeteB009, Physiology I |
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| Course abstract | |
| Knowledge – Understanding of fundamental physiological processes and key indicators in animals, as well as their behavior and welfare.
Assessment – The student must complete protocols, perform practical work, and present their findings. Skills – Ability to evaluate practical skills in determining physiological indicators in different animal species, analyze animal behavior, and assess conditions at the practice site. Competence – Ability to apply acquired knowledge in assessing an animal’s physiological state based on physiological indicators and behavior. Capable of analyzing and justifying how specific welfare requirements affect the animal's body and productivity. |
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| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge - about the basic physiological processes and their characterizing basing indicators in animals, their behaviour and welfare. Control - practice diary and report. Skills - to evaluate practical skills in determining the basic physiological parameters of the body of different animal species, to analyze animal behaviour, and to evaluate the place of practice. Control - practice diary and report. Competence - to apply the acquired knowledge about the physiological parameters and behaviour in the evaluation of the animal's physiological state. Be able to analyze and justify how the relevant welfare requirements affect the animal organism and productivity. Control - practice diary and report. | |
| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| Practice lasts for two weeks. During the practice students must complete the following tasks:
1. Get acquainted with the work organization at the practice site. 2. Improve practical skills in determining physiological indicators in different animal species. 3. Analyze animal behavior and changes influenced by various welfare and physiological factors. 4. Analyze one clinical case or problem situation from the perspective of physiology, ethology, and welfare. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| The assessment of knowledge and skills acquired during the practice (pass/fail) is based on the completion of protocols, attendance (at least 80%), and the execution and presentation of practical work.
If unexcused absences exceed 20% of the total internship duration, the internship must be repeated. If a student receives a "fail" grade, they must retake the internship program either through an individual agreement with the course supervisor and the FVM dean or in the following academic year. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| During the practice, students individually or in small groups complete tasks, conduct research, and/or analyze situations daily. They follow the lecturers explanations and written protocol instructions based on the topic being studied (e.g., animal handling, restraint, placement in stalls or cages, cleaning, feeding, determining physiological indicators, observing processes, analyzing behavior, assessing welfare, etc.).
Students record their findings in an independent work protocol, which they must defend at the end of the topic, receiving a pass/fail evaluation. Independent work under the guidance of lecturers is an essential part of the study internship. |
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| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The assessment of knowledge and skills acquired during the practice (pass) is granted if the student has independently or in a group defended the protocols, completed the independent work, and attended at least 80% of the internship. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.VALTNERIS A. Cilvēka fizioloģija. Rokasgrāmata. Otrais izdevums. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2009., 252 lpp. 2.ABERBERGA-AUGSKALNE L., Koroļova O. Fizioloģija ārstiem. Rīga, SIA „Medicīnas apgāds”, 2007., 516.lpp. 3.CUNNINGHAM J. (ed) Textbook of veterinary physiology. USA, Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders company, 2006., pp. 621. 4.WILLIAM O.REECE (ed) Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals, USA, Wiley Blackwol, 2015., pp 760. 5.Garančs A. Cilvēka un dzīvnieku fizioloģija jautājumos un atbildēs. Rīga, 2006., 340 lpp. | |
| Further reading | |
| 1.MELFI V., Hosey G., Pankhurst S. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare. ISBN-13: 9780199233069, ISBN-10: 0199233063; Oxford University Press. 2009., pp. 661.
2.DENBOW M. D., Akers R. M. Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals illustrated edition. ISBN-13: 9780813803296, ISBN-10: 0813803292; Iowa State University Press, 2009, pp. 654. 3.Смирнов В.М., Будылина С.М. Физиология сенсорных систем и высшая нервная деятельность. Москва. 2004. - 303 стр. 4.Lejniece S. Klīniskā hematoloģija.- Rīga, Nacionālais apgāds, 2005.- 324 lpp. 5.Danilāns A. Gastroenteroloģija.- Rīga, Nacionālais apgāds, 2005.- 126 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Journal of Veterinary Physiology
2.Open Access Animal Physiology 3.The Veterinary Journal 4.https://www.nature.com/subjects/animal-physiology 5.https://www.elsevier.com/catalog/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/physiology/animal-physiology 6.https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Animals |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory course of study programme Veterinary medicine | |