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Course title Clinical Rotation II
Course code VeteP023
Credit points (ECTS) 30
Total Hours in Course 810
Independent study hours 810
Date of course confirmation 19/03/2014
Responsible Unit Clinical Institute
 
Course developers
Dr. med. vet., pasn. Oskars Kozinda

There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course
 
Course abstract
Under guidance of teaching staff and veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM), students acquire and increase their practical skills in work with productive animals, equines, small (companion) animals during the practice. Students participate in collection of various samples for laboratory examination and in use of work methods in laboratory examination, visual diagnostics and veterinary legislation. Students are trained at Research institute “BIOR” and then they are divided in groups according to different specializations in Veterinary clinic (FVM) and teaching farm “Vecauce”.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge – knowledge and understanding of etiology of most common diseases, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnostics and treatment of most common animal species in European Union and legislation.
• Skills – to get information about sick animal or animal group, to behave carefully with animals, to do entire clinical examination of an animal, to provide first aid for various animal species, to evaluate animal feeding situation correctly, to collect, transport various samples and interpret the results, to use the possibilities of visual diagnostics, skills for treatment prescription. • Competence – communication with the owners and colleagues, to make notes and to prepare veterinary documentation, to fell responsible to animals in care, to organize and manage veterinary work, to increase knowledge, to adapt to alterations, to realize the possibility of professional skills, to show when and where it is possible to receive consultation, support and help.
Compulsory reading
1. Fossum T. Small Animal Surgery. Fourth Edition. St. Lovis, Missouri : Elsevier/Mosby, 2013. 1619 p.
2. Radostits O. M. Herd Health: Food Animal Production Medicine. 3rd Edition, Saunders, 2001. 885 p.
3. Radostits O. M., C.C. Gay, K.W. Hinchcliff, P.D. Constable. Veterinary medicine: A text book of the diseases of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses. 10th Edition, Saunders, 2008. 1548 p. 4. Susan L. Fubini, Norm G. Ducharme. Farm Animal Surgery. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders, 2004. 607 p.
Further reading
1. The Merck Veterinary Manual. 9 th Ed. Merck * Co., Inc. Rahway. N.J., V.S.A. 2005. 2712 p.
2. Milne D.W., Turner A.S. An Atlas of Surgical approaches to the Bones of the Horse. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1979. 210 p. 3. Ettinger S. Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1995. 2145 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Veterinārais žurnāls. Latvijas Veterinārārstu biedrības informatīvs biļetens. ISSN1407-0065.
2. Journal Veterinary Medicine sākot ar 1996 gadu. 3. Journal of Veterinary Science no 2004. gada. ISSN 1229 - 845X.