ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 45 Hours of tutorials: 2 Expository Class: 10 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Animal Pathology
Areas: Animal Health
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
The aim of this subject is forming students in microbiological and parasitic diagnosis, epidemiology, clinic, treatment, control and prevention of infectious and parasitic diseases of wild life animal species (especially vertebrates), bred in captivity species for restocking game supplies, bred animals for leather industry, and in those wild animals intended for cultural or didactic exhibitions or as pets.
Theoretical classes (10 hours)
Unit 1. Sanitary and socioeconomic considerations of the main diseases affecting wild animals.
Unit 2. Diagnosis, control and prevention of the main parasitic infections of animals with hunting interest.
Unit 3. Endo and ectoparasitosis in wild ruminants.
Unit 4. Endo and ectoparasitosis in wild swine and equines.
Unit 5. Endo and ectoparasitosis in wild carnivores.
Unit 6.- Endo and ectoparasitosis in wild lagomorphs and birds.
Unit 7. The infectious pathology in wild animals. Impact, diagnosis, control and prevention of infectious diseases in wildlife.
Unit 8. Infectious diseases in wild birds and lagomorphs.
Unit 9. Infectious diseases in wild carnivores.
Unit 10. Infectious diseases in ungulates.
Each unit will generally be taught in a lecture.
Practical lessons (mandatory, 16 hours)
Laboratory practices (EEIAS LB1-LB16 G1): Microbiological, serological, parasitological and molecular biology assays frequently used in the laboratory for the diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases of wildlife.
Seminars: 2 seminars (EEIAS S1-S2 G1) for the revisions of different aspects of wild animals health. Students will also present orally their group works during the seminars.
Basic bibliography:
-Acha, P.N. & Szyfres, B. (2003) Zoonosis y enfermedades transmisibles comunes al hombre y a los animales. (3ª Edición). Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS). Washington.
-Bush, A.O.; Fernández, J.C.; Esch, G.W. et Seed J.R. (2001).- Parasitism. The diversity and ecology of animal parasites. Cambridge Univ. Press. 566 pp.
-Fowler, M.E. and Miller R.E. (1999 4th ed.). Zoo and wild animal medicine: current therapy. W.B.
Saunders, Philadelphia. 617 pp.
-Gavier-Widén,D. et al (2012). Infectous diseases of Wild mammals and birds in Europe. Wiley-Blackwell.. UK. 513 pp.
-Master Universitario Internacional en Gestión y Conservación de la fauna salvaje. Módulo II: Ecopatología de la fauna salvaje. (2000). WAVES, Zamora. 424 pp.
Complementary bibliography:
-Boucher, S. and Lardeux, B. (1995). Maladies des pigeons. Éditions France Agricole, París. 191 pp.
-Girling S. and Raiti P. (2004, 2nd Ed.). BSAVA Manual of Reptiles. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley. 350 pp.
-Harcourt-Brown N. and Chitty J.R. (2005, 2nd Ed.) BSAVA Manual of Psittacine Birds. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley. 320 pp.
-McArthur S., Wilkinson R. and Meyyer J. (2004). Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles. Blackwell Publishing, Abingdon. 600 pp.
-Meredith A. and Redrobe S. (2002, 4th Ed.) BSAVA Manual of Exotics Pets. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley. 312 pp.
-Meredith A. and Flecknell P. (2006, 2nd Ed.). BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine and Surgery. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Quedgeley. 200 pp.
-Bowman, D. D. (2011). Georgis Parasitología para veterinarios. (9ª edición). Editorial Elsevier España. Madrid.
-Pato, F.J., Váquez, L., López, C.M., Panadero, R., Lago, N., Morrondo, P., Fernández, G. 2011. -Prevalencia de brucelosis, tuberculosis y paratuberculosis en corzos cazados en Galicia (NO de España) en 2007-2008. Galemys. 22, 295-308.
-Pato, F.J., Panadero, R., Fernández, G. 2013. Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Northestern Spain. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 44, 660-665.
-Pato, F.J., Váquez, L., Díez Baños, N., López, C., Sánchez Andrade, R., Fernández, G., Díez Baños, P., -Panadero, R., Díaz, P., Morrondo, P. 2013. Gastrointestinal nematode infections in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from the NW of the Iberian Peninsula: Assessment of some risk factors. Veterinary Parasitology. 196, 136-142.
-Vázquez, L.; Dacal, V.; Pato, F.J.; Díaz, P.; Painceira, A.; Fernández, G.; Morrondo, P.; Díez-Baños, P. 2011. Ectoparásitos presentes en corzos (Capreolus capreolus) de Galicia (NO España). Galemys. 22, 243-253.
-Williams E.S. and Barker I.K. (2001). Infectious diseases of wild mammals. Manson publishing, London. 558 pp.
-Wobeser G. (2005). Essentials of diseases in Wild Animals. Blackwell Publishing, Abingdon. 256 pp.
Taylor, M., Coop, R. & Wall, R. (2007). Veterinary Parasitology. Blackwell Publishing; 3rd Ed. 600 pp
Websites:
Boletín Epidemiológico Semanal http://193.146.50.130/bes/bes.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Food and Agriculture Organization hhttp://www.fao.org
Oficina Internacional de Epizootías http://www.oie.int/esp/es_index.htm
Sociedad Euromediterránea para la vigilancia de la fauna salvaje http://www.masterwaves.es
General competences
GVUSC02. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
GVUSC03. General knowledge of the work area.
GVUSC05. Capacity to put knowledge into practice.
GVUSC06. Capability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Disciplinary specific competences
CEDVUSC 08. Knowledge and diagnosis of the various animal diseases, both individual and collective, and their prevention measures, emphasizing on zoonosis and notifiable diseases.
CEDVUSC 13. Knowledge about the organizational, economic and management aspects in all fields of the veterinary profession.
Specific professional skills:
D1VUSC 02. To collect and send specimens with the corresponding reports.
D1VUSC 03. To perform standard laboratory tests, and interpret clinical, biological and chemical results.
D1VUSC 04. To diagnose common diseases using complementary protocols and diagnostic techniques.
D1VUSC 05. To perform epidemiological studies and develop prevention, control and eradication programs on animal diseases, with a focus on notifiable diseases and zoonoses.
D1VUSC 11. To evaluate and interpret health and production parameters of an animal group, considering the economic, environmental and welfare aspects, and seeking their optimization.
D1VUSC 17. To perform technical reports specific to veterinary competences.
Specific academic skills:
CEAVUSC 01. To analyze, synthesize and solve problems and make decisions within the scope of the Veterinary profession.
CEAVUSC 03. To disclose information obtained during the Veterinary professional practice in a easy oral and written way, with other colleagues, authorities and society in general.
Transversal cometences:
CTVUSC 01. Capacity for reasoning and arguing.
CTVUSC 02. Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information by various means such as literature and Internet, and critically analyze it.
CTVUSC 03. Ability to develop and present an organized and understandable text.
CTVUSC 04. Ability to make a clear, concise, and consistent public presentation.
The teaching methodology shown in the program corresponds to Scenario 1. The adaptations to possible restrictions due to COVID-19 are included in the Contingency Plan included in the Observations:
During the training activities with the presence of the teacher class dispensation is not appropriate:
• Lectures (big group): Lessons imparted by the professor may have different formats (theory, problems and/or general examples, general guidelines of the matter). The professor may use audiovisual software but, generally, the students do not need computers in class. This lessons will be taught in the parasitology laboratory (Unit 1 to 6) or in the infectious diseases laboratory (Units 7 to 10) in the pavilion 1 of the Veterinary faculty.
• Laboratory practices (reduced groups). Diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases. Sampling. These practices will be carried out in the parasitology and infectious diseases laboratories, pavilion 1.
• Tutorials (very reduced groups or individual ones): they will consist of programmed tutorials by the professor or to application of the student within the established schedules. Their aim is proposing and supervisig works, explaining possible doubts, carrying out problems, exercises, readings or other tasks, discussions or comments about works. Inquiries can also be made by email to teachers. The individual tutorials will be carried out in the professors’ offices; tutorials in reduced groups will be carried out in the seminar of the department.
• Seminars: practical/theoretical lessons where students will present their group works. Their works will be discussed with the other students clarifying possible doubts. During the seminars different aspects of importance in wildlife health will be reviewed. The seminars will take place in the parasitology laboratory of practises.
• Other formative activities.
The professor will take attendance and active Participation during lectures and practical lessons will be assessed. In addition students will have to translate the acquired knowledge into individual works during the seminars.
We can describe different parts in this course:
• A.- Theoretical work, where the professor will teach the included units in the program and the student will get the basic knowledge of the subject. The student will have to combine the assistance to these theoretical lessons with the reading of the recommended texts to expand his knowledge.
This activity will take place in person in classrooms with the measures established by the USC.
• B.- Individual works: Along the course, the students will make a group work about a disease or other topic related to the wild animal health. They should use the acquired knowledge during the lectures, the recommended bibliography, and the available tools for searching information. The work will be presented at the seminars.
This activity will take place in person in classrooms with the measures established by the USC.
• C.- Practical work: The student will have to participate in the obligatory practical sessions in this subject in order to develop the necessary skills for they will need in their professional future professional.
This activity will take place in person in the laboratories of the subject with the measures established by the USC.
• D.- Programmed tutorials will be realized as well as individualized ones on request of students within the corresponding schedules.
The lessons could be taught in different classrooms depend on the number of students enrolled. They can be taught in the department's seminar or it may be necessary to request a classroom. The use of one or another classroom will depend on the availability of classrooms at that time, this information will be communicated to students through the virtual classroom.
Supports:
The students can apply for support to the professors of the subject, within indicated hours or by em
The qualification of each student will be done by continuous evaluation and a final written exam.
All the works and activities realized along the course will be considered for the final evaluation of the student, as well as the acquired knowledge and the developed practical skills. Thereby, the final evaluation of the student will take into account the following aspects.
1- Works: presentation, content and difficulty of preparation will be valued.
3.- Written Exam: It will be used to evaluate the practical and theoretical knowledge of the students. They will make a final exam in the dates that established the Academic Programming of the Faculty of Veterinary.
The final test will be face-to-face.
The exam will consist of:
• 4 short themes to develop schematically
Each subject will be graded from 1 to 10. Only 1 of the 4 qualifications could have a qualification lower than 3.
Once provisional marks are published, the student will be able to review his exercise, ask for doubts, or make suggestions or claims. The dates and places to review will be published altogether with the results of examinations.
Final qualification of the subject:
- Individual work: 30% of the final qualification,
- Written Exam: 70% of the final qualification.
For cases of fraudulent performing exercises or tests shall apply the "Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións ".
Non-individual work hours: (30 hours):
• Lectures: 10 h
• Practical lessons 16 h
• Seminars: 2 h
• Tutorials in reduced groups: 2 h
Individual work hours (45h)
• Individual study: 15 h
• Reports of practical sessions preparation: 5 h
• Work preparation: 15 h
• Literature Review, library, etc.: 2 h
• Resolution of cases/problems: 2 h
• Oral presentations: 4 h
• Examinations: 2 h
Total workload: 75
It will be required a basic knowledge of animal pathology, parasitology and infectious diseases, epidemiology and ecology since it is essential to study the role that wild ruminants play as reservoirs of diseases which can affect humans and domestic animals.
The students have to be aware about their work during theoretical and practical lessons and group works since it supposes the 30% of the final qualification. Therefore, it is highly recommended an active participation in these activities for facilitating to pass the course.
Coordinator Susana Remesar Alonso
Contingency Plan
Teaching methodology
The training activities with the presence of the teacher will be:
-Master lessons (large group): lesson given by the teacher that can have different formats (theory, problems and/or general examples, general guidelines of the subject). The teacher may use audiovisual and computer software but, in general, students do not need to use them during the lessons.
-Laboratory practice (small group). Diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases. Sampling. In scenarios 2 and 3 the tutorials scheduled in the timetable will be carried out through the Teams software.
-Tutorials (very small groups or individual): tutorials scheduled by the teacher or requested by the students, dedicated to the proposal and supervision of the work clarification of doubts about theory, problems, exercises, programs, readings or other proposed tasks. Inquires may also be made by e-mail to the professors. In scenarios 2 and 3 the tutorials scheduled in the timetable will be done through the Teams software.
-Seminars: theoretical/practical class in which students will present the work in groups, clarifying doubts and discuss the content. Different aspects of animal health related to wild animals will be reviewed.
-Other training activities.
Course parts:
A.- Theoretical work, where the professor will expose the included units in the program and the student will get the basic knowledge of the subject. The student will have to balance the assistance to these theoretical lessons with the reading of the recommended texts to expand his knowledge.
This activity will take place:
• Scenario 2: virtually
• Scenario 3: virtually.
In the case of virtual teaching, the presentations of the classes will be provided to the students and will be given through videos or sessions on the Teams software.
• B.- Individual works: Along the course, the students will make a group work about a disease or other topic related to the wild animal health. The students should use the acquired knowledge during the lectures, the recommended bibliography, and the available tools for searching information. The work will be presented at the seminars.
This activity will take place:
• Scenario 2: virtual according to the situation and instructions from the USC
• Scenario 3: virtually.
In the case of virtual teaching, the works will be exposed using the Teams platform.
• C.- Practical work: The student will have to participate in the practical sessions of this subject in order to develop the skills for their professional future.
This activity will take place:
• Scenario 2: in person according to the situation and instructions from the USC.
• Scenario 3: virtually.
In scenario 2, the practices will be carried out through activities in adequate spaces of the faculty (face-to-face) according to the current health recommendation (laboratories). In this case, the same schedules would be maintained but each group would be subdivided into two subgroups with half the Schedule, depending on the situation. The other half of the schedule will be complemented by videos and individual student work that will be facilitated through the virtual classroom of the subject.
In scenario 3 the practices will be taught through videos and individual work.
The practices in any case are mandatory
• D.- Programmed tutorials will be realized as well as individualized ones on request of students within the corresponding schedules. Inquiries can also be made by email to teachers. In scenarios 2 and 3 the scheduled tutorials will be carried out through the Teams software.
Assessment system:
Final qualification of the subject in the three scenarios:
It will be done in the following way:
- Individual work: 30% of the final qualification,
- Written Exam: 70% of the final qualification
Thereby, the final evaluation of the student will take into account the following aspects in the three scenarios:
1- Individual works: it will be valued presentation, content and difficulty of preparation.
3.- Written Exam: It will be used to value the practical and theoretical knowledge reached by students. They will make a final exam in the dates that established in the Academic Programming of the Faculty of Veterinary, which will consist of 4 topic-type short questions to be developed in a schematic way. Each question will be marked from 1 to 10. To pass the exam the average mark will be over 5 and only one question can have a mark less than 3. The final test will be the same both in the face-to-face and virtually (Teams software).
The final test will be:
• Face-to-face in scenario 1
• Face-to-face and, in the event that health regulations require it, telematic in scenario 2
• Telematics in scenario 3.
María Patrocinio Morrondo Pelayo
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- patrocinio.morrondo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
José Manuel Diaz Cao
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- josemanueldiaz.cao [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Susana Remesar Alonso
Coordinador/a- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- susana.remesar [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Cynthia Lopez Novo
- Department
- Animal Pathology
- Area
- Animal Health
- cynthia.lopez.novo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
| Monday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00-19:00 | Grupo /TI-ECTS01 | Spanish | Infectious Diseases Seminar |
| 19:00-21:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Infectious Diseases Seminar |
| Tuesday | |||
| 18:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Infectious Diseases Seminar |
| 11.30.2021 18:30-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Aresa-2 Classroom |
| 07.07.2022 18:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Parasitic Diseases Seminar |