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Presentation
Presentation
Veterinary medicine is a fundamental discipline in veterinary medicine, essential for understanding the pathophysiology of infectious diseases in different species of livestock. Veterinarians must know and recognize the various infectious and contagious diseases affecting livestock species, namely ruminants, rabbits, poultry, swine, and equines, and their zoonotic, economic, and sanitary implications at the national, community, and international levels.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor; Master Degree | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
4 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT478-24696
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1 - Most relevant infectious diseases of the main livestock species of interest. Theoretical framework: epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, symptomatology and lesion presentation, diagnostic methodologies, hygienic-sanitary, prophylactic and therapeutic measures. 2 - Individual medicine and population medicine. Reference laboratories. Community and national context. 3 - Techniques for collecting, handling, sending to the laboratory and processing infectious samples. Main tests used for the diagnosis of the infectious diseases taught. 4 - Avian infectious diseases. 5 - Infectious diseases of swine. 6 - Infectious diseases of cattle. 7 - Infectious diseases of sheep and goats. 8 - Infectious diseases of horses. 9 - Infectious diseases of rabbits.
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Objectives
Objectives
1. Acquisition of knowledge regarding the most relevant infectious-contagious pathologies of livestock species, including: epidemiological data, eti-pathogenesis, symptoms, lesional profile, diagnostic methodologies, prophylactic and therapeutic measures; 2. Understanding the interrelationships between host, infectious agent and environment from initial contact until final resolution of disease. Promotion of distinction between individual and population medicine; 3. Learning correct techniques for collecting, handling, transporting and processing infectious samples; 4. Understanding laboratory techniques used in diagnosis of infectious diseases and interpretation of results; 5. Development of an action plan facing an outbreak from clinical suspicion until laboratory confirmation, and subsequent control and eradication.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
Encourage supervised use of Phelix for material consolidation after classes Critical classroom comparison: "What the AI ¿¿answered vs. current scientific evidence" Digital literacy exercise: evaluating limitations and potential errors of AI in supporting learning Classes on infectious diseases in each animal area are taught by a professional with decades of experience in the species in question Practical assessment stems from practical interpretation and clinical thinking in case studies Practical assessment includes the construction of a concept map to build logical thinking about a disease of the student's choice
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References
References
Zachary JF - Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 7th Ed., Elsevier, 2022 Maxie MG - Jubb, Kennedy & Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals, 6th Ed., Elsevier, 2016 (3 volumes) Constable PD, Hinchcliff KW, Done SH, Grünberg W - Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Pigs and Goats, 11th Ed., Elsevier, 2017 Quinn PJ, Markey BK, Leonard FC, Fitzpatrick ES, Fanning S - Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease, 2nd Ed., Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 MacLachlan NJ, Dubovi EJ - Fenner's Veterinary Virology, 5th Ed., Academic Press, 2017 Songer JG, Post KW - Veterinary Microbiology: Bacterial and Fungal Agents of Animal Disease, Elsevier, 2005
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação (individuais e de grupo) ¿ testes, trabalhos práticos, relatórios, projetos... respetivas datas de entrega/apresentação... e ponderação na nota final.
Exemplo:
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Teste de avaliação teórico
27-01-2026
50%
Mapa de Conceitos (individual)
05-01-2026
25 %
Teste de avaliação prático
27-01-2026
25%
Nota : O mapa de conceitos e teste de avaliação prático é considerado um único momento de avaliação com nota ponderada a atribuir após a realização do teste de avaliação prática.
Adicionalmente poderão ser incluídas informações gerais, como por exemplo, referência ao tipo de acompanhamento a prestar ao estudante na realização dos trabalhos; referências bibliográficas e websites úteis; indicações para a redação de trabalho escrito...
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Mobility
Mobility
No
