| Course title | Large Animal Practice II |
| Course code | VeteR005 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4 |
| Total Hours in Course | 108 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 0 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 0 |
| Number of hours for laboratory classes | 0 |
| Independent study hours | 108 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/12/2023 |
| Responsible Unit | Clinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| First-cycle professional higher education(līm.), pasn. Aīda Vanaga Mg. med. vet., pasn. Māra Mangale |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| Ķīmi3004, Biochemistry LauZB035, Forage Production and Animal Nutrition II Vete4034, Cytology, Histology and Embryology II Vete4105, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology I VeteB004, Anatomy of the Domestic Animals III VeteB008, Cell biology, Histology II VeteB010, Physiology II VeteB012, Bacteriology, mycology, virology II VeteB021, Internal Medicine, Herd Health I VeteB029, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics II VeteB041, Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine II |
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| Replaced course | |
| VeteP017 [GVETP017] Large Animal Practice II |
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| Course abstract | |
| Aim: to strengthen the theoretical knowledge acquired at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and to develop practical skills under the guidance of private practicing veterinarians. The Large animal practice II program contains tasks for the 4th year students of veterinary medicine carried out under the supervision academic staff on the teaching and research farm Vecauce. Students improve their practical skills in gynecological, clinical examination of farm animals and different therapeutical, surgical and preventive manipulations | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| After completing the course student will have:
Knowledge of application of the obtained clinical courses into practice. Valueded by a licensed veterinarian at the place of practice. The rating is given in the description. Skills: clinical examination of animals, diagnostics of contagious, internal, surgical diseases, and pathological anatomy in large animals as well as carrying out therapeutic and preventive measures, basic skills of animal gynecological examination and assistance in parturition, artificial insemination of large animals. Valueded by a licensed veterinarian at the place of practice. The rating is given in the description. Competences – students will be able to analyze clinical cases and evaluate the entire herd health situation. Valueded by a licensed veterinarian at the place of practice and by teaching staff evaluating the submitted practice documentation and clinical cases presentation. Evaluation - the assessment of the end-of-study course examination is “passed/failed”. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Practice program under the supervision of experienced veterinarians in different regions of
Latvia and abroad 2.Practice program under the supervision of experienced veterinarians in different regions of Latvia and abroad 3.Practice program under the supervision of experienced veterinarians in different regions of Latvia and abroad |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Possitive evaluation in practice “Large animal pactice I”, the diary of “Large animal practice II”, the practice report of “Large animal practice II”, the writen description from the practice veterinarian about student, presentation of two clinical cases on the topic of reproduction in practice defense. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Professional practice at practicing veterinarians in Latvia or abroad. Working under the guidence of a veterinarians, the trainee has the opportunity to be in different animal farms, to evalute and compare the conditions of keeping, feeding and other factors influence of the health and productivity of the animals. Everydays accomplishments are recorded in the practice diary with a wider description in the report. At the end of practice, the diaries and reports are signed and stamped by the practice veterinarians. The student submits the practice documentation to the LBTU e-studies system within five working days after the end of the practice to the practice supervisor at the Clinical Institute and receives approval for the preparation of a presentation on two clinical cases related to reproduction. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Test in "Large Animal Practice I", diary and a report in Large Animal Practice II, veteriarian report about student, control of theoretical and practical skills, presentation of 2 different clinical cases of practice. Assessment - formal test with a mark. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Brūveris Z. Mājdzīvnieku anatomija. SIA Medicīnas apgāds, 2007. – 783 lpp.
2.Dzenīte A., Jonins V. Govju mākslīgā apsēklošana. Rīga: Avots, 1989. - 147 lpp. 3.Jemeļjanovs Ļ., Māņēvičs Z., Dūrītis I. Dzīvnieku iekšķīgo slimību klīniskā diagnostika. Jelgava, 2007, ISBN 9984-19-978-9, 242 lpp. 4.Jemeļjanovs Ļ., Māņēvičs Z., Dūrītis I. Dzīvnieku iekšķīgo slimību klīniskā diagnostika. Jelgava, 2007, ISBN 9984-19-978-9, 242 lpp. 5.Jemeļjanovs Ļ., Masaļskis N. Dzīvnieku kīniskā izmeklēšana. Jelgava, 2000. 6.Keidāns P., Mājdzīvnieku parazitāro slimību diagnostika. LLU, Jelgava, 2000. 7.Trubka. R. Mājdzīvnieku infekcijas slimības. 1. daļa, Jelgava, LLU, 2000,¬ 2. daļa, Jelgava, 2001. 8.J. Chenoweth, Steven P. Lorton. Animal Andrology Theories and Aplications. FSC, 2015.-568p. 9.Hopper R.M., Bovine Reproduction. Wiley – Blackwell. 2015. – 800p. 10.Youngquist R.S. Threlfall W.R., Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology 2.Saunders. 2007. – 1061p 11.Ogilvie T.H. Large Animal Internal Medicine. Williams&wilkins. 1998. 12.Roberts S. Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. W.B.Saunders Company. 1997. - 897 p. 13.Petter Radoititis O.M., Leslie K.E., Fetrow J. Herd Health Food Animal Production Medicine. W.B.Saunders Company. 1994. - 630 p. 14.Senger P.L., Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition. Second Edition. Current Conceptions.2003. – 368 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Blūzmanis J., Duļbinskis J., Grundmane A., Jaunzems V., Jemeļjanovs A., Kravale D., Laurs A., Neilands J., Osītis U., Strautmanis, D. Piena lopkopība. Sigulda, 2001. - 191 lpp.
2. Garančs A. Dzīvnieku fizioloģija jautājumos un atbildēs. Jelgava 1999. Iespiests sabiedrībā "Latgales druka", 302 lpp. 3.Liepa L. Asiņu bioķīmisko rādītāju klīniskā interpretācija govīm. LLU izdevniecība, Jelgava, 2000. – 44 lpp. 4.Mozgis V. Govju tesmeņu slimības un to apkarošana. Latvijas Lauksaimniecības konsultāciju un izglītības atbalsta centrs, Ozolnieki, 1997. - 242 lpp. 5.Vētra J., Ligers J., Vaiders L. Govju tesmeņa slimības. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1996. – 173 lpp. 6.Carleton C.L., Equine Theriogenology. Wiley Blackwell. 2011. – 1208 p. 7.Geofferey H. Atrhur et. al. Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics. London, Philadelphia, Toronto, Sidney, Tokyo, 1996. - 726 p 8.Radostits O.M. Mayhew I.G. , Houston D.M. Veterinary clinical Examination and Diagnosis. 2010. 9.Roger W.Blowey, A. David Weaver. Color Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Cattle (third edition) Edinburgh, London, New York…2011.-267p. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.1. Asian- Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (AJAS) 2015. – 2018., Korea, ISSN 1011-2367.
2.Compedium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. (Comp Cont Educ Pract). 2000-2011, USA: veterinary Learning Sistem, ISSN 0193-1903. 3.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association( J Am Vet Med Assoc;JAVMA).2000- 2011, USA: American Medical Assoc., ISSN 0003- 1488. 4.Veterinarija ir Zootechnika(Vet Med Zoot). 2000- 2011, Lithuania " Veterinarija ir zootechnika", ISSN 1392- 2130 |
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| Notes | |
| Compulsory study course of second cycle professional higher education study programme Veterinary medicine | |