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Lecturer(s)
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Macháček Miroslav, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1. Introduction to Animal Hygiene - environmental management in animal agriculture - hygiene prophylaxis, hygiene and intensive animal production. Environmental hygiene of stables: Microclimate physical factors: temperature, humidity, airspeed, importance, evaluation, assessing effective environmental temperature 2. Environmental chemical factors: gases of stable air, importance, evaluation. Microclimate biological factors: microbism, dust. Other microclimate factors: sun radiation, light, ionisation of air, noise: Importance, evaluation 3. Soil hygiene, mechanical, physical and chemical qualities. Soil microbiology, biotechnology in the relation to the soil 4. Animals rearing in the sanitary zone of water protection, surface water, treatment, classes. 5. DDD - decontamination of the stable environment - disinfection 6. DDD - decontamination of the stable environment - pest control 7. DDD - decontamination of the stable environment - rodent control Practical lessons: 1. Importance, preparation and ways of measuring the microclimate of stables, air temperature and humidity - analysis - demonstration of instruments - exercises 2. Measuring of Kata value and airspeed, measuring of stable gases - demonstration of instruments, exercises 3. Investigation methods of air dust and microbiological contamination of air stables - instrument demonstration, exercises 4. Measuring the light intensity in stables, indicators of daily and artificial light - instrument demonstration, exercises. Evaluation methods of the microclimate measurement results 5. Hygiene in stables construction. Methods of ventilation. Heat balance in stables 6.-7. Practical microclimate measurements in the school clinic stables 8. Measured results evaluation + proposals for improvement 9. Drinking and watering water hygiene - a preview, sampling, local water source examination, questionnaire, a video 10. Drinking and watering water hygiene - physical and chemical water tests, demonstrations, demonstration and practical analysis of samples 11. Drinking and watering water hygiene - microbiological and biological water tests, demonstration and practical samples analysis 12. Water treatment and disinfection 13. A test from general hygiene. Credit awarding
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lectures, Laboratory and desk-based work, Non-clinical animal work
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the course is the optimisation of ethologic, ethical and ecologic factors of animal housing in relation to animal productivity while maintaining animal welfare and economic rentability of breeds. In the 5th term, the course is focused on physical, chemical, biological and bioclimatic factors and their impact on health and productivity of farm animals, hygiene aspects of drinking water and soil including the basics of stable environment sanitation (disinfection, pest and rodent control).
Theoretical knowledge The student can: - explain the principles and methods of measuring microclimatic parameters, including the effect of the microclimate on the health, well-being and welfare of animals, - name the methods of milk production, including a description of the method of milk production and its impact on the safety of milk and the health of the mammary gland, - name the basic physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of feed water, - describe the principles of veterinary sanitation. Practical skills The student can: - choose optimal places for measuring microclimatic parameters and can measure basic microclimatic parameters in animal husbandry, - extract milk in compliance with good hygiene practice and they take into consideration that it may be used for consumption or subsequent laboratory testing, and they also remember to protect the mammary gland against mastitis (preparation for DOS), - take a water sample for physical, chemical and laboratory examinations, store it properly and perform an analysis of basic physical, chemical and microbiological parameters (preparation for DOS), - perform basic disinfection methods, pest and rodent control, and control of disinfection effect using a physical, chemical and microbiological method. Competences The student is able to: - independently evaluate the impact of the environment on the health, well-being and welfare of animals, - independently evaluate the quality of feed water with regard to applicable legislation (the Czech Republic and the EU), including a modification proposal when exceeding the limit values, - independently evaluate the provision of building protection against the onset of infection, and they can also propose solutions in the event of deficiencies, - apply principles of bio-security correctly.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Written credit test
Credit requirements: - attendance at practicals according to the syllabus (2 absences are permitted) - students are expected to have studied before the practical (a knowledge check at the beginning of each practical) - students elaborate protocols and have them checked before they submit them by the end of the credit week at the latest - passing regular tests (the pass mark is 50%) and the credit test (pass mark is 75%) - assessment of practical knowledge of the topics discussed on the field trip including a written protocol Exam requirements: - students need to acquire the credit to be admitted to the exam - demonstration of theoretical knowledge in a test (the pass mark is 75%), questions from the entire course
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Recommended literature
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Fraser, Broom. Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare. &, &.
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Grandin, T. Livestock Handling and Transport. CABI Publishing, CAB Internationl, 200.
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GRANDIN,T. Livestock Handling and Transport.. 2000.
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GREGORY,N.G.- GRANDIN,T. Animal Welfare & Meat Science.
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Hemsworthe, P.H., Coleman, G.J. Human-Livestock Interactions:: The Stockperson & Productivity & Welfare of Intensively Farmed Animals. 1998.
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HEMSWORTH,P.H.- COLEMAN G.J. Human-Livestock Interactions. 1998.
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Mallis, A. Handbook of pest control. Franzak a Foster Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 2000.
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Meijering, A.; Hogeveen, H.; DeKoning, C.J.A.M. Automatic milking, a better understanding. 2004.
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NOVÁK,P.-KUBÍČEK,K. Zoohygienické podmínky chovu jatečných zvířat..
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Russell, D., Yarnych, V.S., Koulikovskii, A.V. Guidelines on Disinfection in Animal Husbandry for Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Diseases. WHO Geneva, 1984.
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WATHES,C.M.-CHARLES,D.R. Livestock Housing.. 2002.
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WEBSTER,J. Animal welfare.. 1993.
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ZEMAN,J. Zoohygiena. 1990.
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