150134 Laboratory Animal Anaesthesia and Experimentel Surgery

Details
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Earliest Possible YearPost experience Master´s Programme
DurationOutside schedule
 
Credits4 (ECTS)
Course LevelPost experience masters programme
Module 3B, Master Programme in Laboratory Animal Science
 
ExaminationFinal Examination

written examination


Written Exam in Lecturehall

All aids allowed

Description of Examination: The examination is an online written examination on 4 hours. Questions are presented on a precise time and answers must be returned at a deadline four hours later. The participant can take the exam at any place.

7-point scale, external examiner
 
Organisation of Teaching
 
Block PlacementOutside schedule
Week Structure: Outside schedule
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
 
Course Objectives
See Course content.
 
Course Contents
The course will cover various ways of anaesthetizing rodents, pigs and small ruminants for research as well as a few experimental techniques on these.
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
During three practical days the participants will go thorugh various types of anaesthesia and some procedures in selected species. The teaching will be mainly practical during those days. The curriculum must be read by self study.
 
Learning Outcome
The participants will be able to anaesthetize the selected animal species in a safe and scientifically sound way. The participant will have knowledge on some selected techniques.
 
Course Litterature
o Swindle, MM: Surgery, Anesthesia and Experimental Techniques in Swine, Iowa State University Press, Ames, 1998 Chapter 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15
o Waynforth HB & Flecknell P: Experimental & Surgical Technique in the Rat, Academic Press, 1992 Chapter 1, 2, 3 (only pg 138-142), 4, 5, 6
o Flecknell P: Laboratory Animal Anesthesia. Academic Press, 1996. Second edition
o Flecknell P & Waterman-Pearson A: Pain Management in Animals, WB Saunders, 2000
o EU DG XI Working party report on euthanasia, part 1 and part 2. http://www.lal.org.uk/workp.html
 
Course Coordinator
Axel Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35332726
 
Attendance Fee
16100 kr
 
Study Board
Study Committee MSN
 
Course Scope
lectures4
practicals20
preparation82
examination4

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