150136 Laboratory Animal Pathology and Health

Details
Responsible DepartmentDepartment of Veterinary Disease Biology

Earliest Possible YearPost experience Master´s Programme
DurationOutside schedule
 
Credits6 (ECTS)
 
Level of CoursePost experience masters programme
 
Examinationwritten 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 TeachingNovember 2011
 
Block PlacementOutside schedule
Week Structure: Outside schedule, Autumn 2011
 
Language of InstructionEnglish
 
Course Content
The course covers laboratory animal diseases, health problems and health monitoring.
 
Teaching and learning Methods
Most theory will be covered by self study, but it will be supported by two days of theoretical and practical teaching, and 10 sets of weekly on-line exercises.
 
Learning Outcome
The course covers laboratory animal pathology and health needed for qualification within animal experimentation on FELASA category D level

Having finished the course the student will have the following:

Knowledge
The student knows
- important laboratory animal diseases
- principles of health monitoring in laboratory animal colonies

Skills
The student can
- descripe microscopic and macroscopic pathology of laboratory animals
- diagnose relevant pathological conditions in laboratory animals
- understand laboratory animal health reports

Competencies
The student can
- take responsibility for protecting the health of animals for experiments

 
Course Literature
o Fox J, Anderson LC, Loew FM, Quimby FW: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press 2002, chapters 3-20, 25-26
o Hedrich HJ & Bullock G: The Laboratory Mouse, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004/2006, chapters 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,17, 20, 27,30
o Suckow MA, Weisbroth S, Franklin CL: The Laboratory Rat, Second Edition, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005, chapter 20
o FELASA Guidelines for health monitoring of rodents/rabbits, primates, cats/dogs/pigs, small ruminants and for accreditation of laboratories. Will be available as PDF on Campusnet.
 
Course Coordinator
Axel Jacob Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 353-32726
 
Course Fee
9600 kr
 
Study Board
Study Committee V
 
Work Load
lectures6
practicals10
theoretical exercises50
preparation95
examination4

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