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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Lectures: Reptiles - metabolic diseases Reptiles - infections Reptiles - reproduction Reptiles- anaesthesia Reptiles- surgery Birds - infections Birds - metabolic diseases Birds - anaesthesia, surgery Avian and reptilian haematology and chemistry Small mammals - infections Small mammals - metabolic diseases Small mammals, anaesthesia, surgery Practical lessons: Reptile medicine and surgery Avian medicine and surgery Medicine and surgery in small mammals
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lectures, Clinical work
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Learning outcomes
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Students are trained in handling with reptiles, birds and small mammals. Students assist in clinical examination, sample collection, patient treatment, anaesthesia and surgery in reptiles, birds and small mammals. Students participate in exotic animal hospital duties.
1) theoretical knowledge The student is able/knows/understands to interpret the laboratory results (haematology, plasma chemistry, virology, bacteriology, mycology. The student is able to perform the RTG and ultrasonography and to interpret the results. 2) practical skills The student is able to perform clinical examination, sample collection, treatment and basic surgical procedures on reptiles, small mammals and birds. 3) competences The student is able to participate in an interview with the patient´s owner, to perform the clinical examination and make the diagnosis. The student is able to provide conservative treatment as well as surgery.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Credit conditions: active participation on the practical training Exam conditions: credit, oral exam - 3 questions (reptiles, small mammals, birds)
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Recommended literature
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Divers S.J, Stahl, S. J. Mader´s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery 3rd. edition. St. Louis, 2019. ISBN 978 0 323 48253 0.
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Doneley, R. et al. Reptile Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Practice. ISBN 9781118977675.
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Girling, Simon J. ; Raiti, P. BSAVA Manual of Reptiles. Waterwells BSAVA, 2004. ISBN 0-905214-75-7.
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Heatley J. J., Russel, K. E. Exotic Animal Laboratory Diagnosis. Hoboken, 2020.
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