LFKM10179 Laboratory Animal Pathology and Health

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi

English TitleLaboratory Animal Pathology and Health
Tidligst mulig placeringMaster udd. (efteruddannelse)
VarighedUdenfor blokstruktur
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
 
KursustypeMaster udd. (efteruddannelse)
 
Eksamenskriftlig prøve


Skriftlig auditorieeksamen

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Beskrivelse af eksamen: 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-trinsskala, ekstern censur
 
Rammer for UndervisningNovember 2011
 
BlokplaceringOutside schedule
Ugestruktur: Outside schedule, Autumn 2011
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kursusindhold
The course covers laboratory animal diseases, health problems and health monitoring.
 
Undervisningsform
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.
 
Målbeskrivelse
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

 
Litteraturhenvisninger
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.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Axel Jacob Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Institut for Veterinær Sygdomsbiologi/Biomedicin, Tlf: 353-32726
 
Deltagerbetaling
9600 kr
 
Studienævn
Studienævn V
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger6
praktiske øvelser10
teoretiske øvelser50
forberedelse95
eksamen4

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