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Presentation
Presentation
The Exotic Animal Management and Feeding Course aims to be an introduction to two of the most important elements for the health of exotic animals, facilities and diet. This course aims to contribute to a greater knowledge of the biology and ecology of the main species of birds, reptiles and small exotic mammals, which are currently kept in captivity as pets, making these the basis for the correct design of facilities and diets in these species
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor; Master Degree | Semestral | 2
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT478-26286
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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-Biology of birds 2-Biology of reptiles 3-Biology of small mammals 4-Avian management 5-Reptile management 6-Management of small mammals 7-Avian nutrition 8-Reptile nutrition 9-Nutrition of small mammals
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Objectives
Objectives
1-Know the biology and ecology of the most common species of birds, reptiles and small mammals as pets and their importance in the preparation of housing and diets 2-Understand which are the main elements to take into account in the construction of housing for birds, reptiles and small exotic mammals, always considering animal welfare and environmental enrichment 3-Develop the most recommended diets for the correct nutrition of birds, reptiles and small mammals and understand their importance for the health of these animals
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The teaching of this course will be based on expository content taught in theoretical classes complemented with visits to facilities with exotic animals, from which the discussion of how animals are kept will be discussed. The evaluation will consist of a theoretical component (50%), evaluated in final frequency, and a practical part that will be an individual/group work (50%). In both components, a minimum classification of 9.5 values must be achieved
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References
References
-Quesenberry, K. & Mans, C. (2020). “Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents – Clinical Medicine and Surgery” (4th ed), St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier.¿ -Speer, B. (2015), “Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery, 1e, Elsevier.¿ -Harrison, Greg J., Lightfoot, Teresa L.,(2006)“Clinical Avian Medicine”, Spix publishing. -Divers,S., Stahl, S., (2019), “Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery”, Saunders Elsevier, 3rd Edition, -Varga,M., (2022)“Textbook of Rabbit Medicine”, Saunders Elsevier 3Ed
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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
dd-mm-yyyy
30%
Portfolio
dd-mm-yyyy
40%
(...)
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
