Conditions for granting credit: - participation in lectures and exercises - absence of a maximum of 3 exercises, one of the exercises is recognized without excuse - successfully pass the credit test (12th week of classes) with a minimum of 51% success rate

By completing the Poultry Diseases course, the student acquires theoretical knowledge about etiopathogenesis, clinical symptomatology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, therapy and prevention of infectious, non-infectious and parasitic diseases of various avian species (grazing and waterfowl, ornamental poultry, pigeons and others) in intensive and extensive farms poultry and practical skills in clinical and laboratory diagnosis of diseases (examination of the farm as a whole, individual examination of poultry, collection of biological material, its processing and evaluation, laboratory diagnostics, hematological, cytological, coprological, pathological autopsy) and in individual and mass application of medications.

Lecture:

Introduction to poultry diseases, general relationship to production and diseases.

Lesson:

Methodology in the clinical examination of poultry.

Patients introduction

The safety to be followed during lessons, while perfoming clinical examinations.

Preparation of patients for demonstration.

2nd week:

Lecture:

Principles of diseases prevention, diagnosis and control. Growth disorders.

Lesson:

Application of drugs, division of drugs used for poultry.

Assistance during practising of drug administration.

Patient collection and preparation.

3rd week:

Lecture:

Diseases of nutrition. Diseases of integument (skin and feather). External parasites.

Lesson:

Introduction of blood sampling.

Assistance: haematological panel cheking up.

Patient collection and preparation.

4th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of the eye. Heart and blood diseases.

Lesson:

Cytology + blood smem exaluation.

Clinical oncology and avian medicine Interpretation of leukogram and myelogram. Lympho and myeloproliferative diseases in avian medicine.

Revision test.

Laboratory markers interpretation in general.

5th week:

Lecture:

Haemorrhagic diathesis. Poisons and toxins.

Lesson:

Diagnosis and therapy of parasite diseases.

Disinfectants, parasiticides, insecticides, and pesticides.

Ecto and endoparasites introduction and demonstration of patients.

6th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of the respiratory system: fungal, bacterial, parasitic, and others.

Lesson:

Clinical and laboratory examination of patient, preparation of protocol.

Demonstration of patients, sampling, focusing on respiratory system (bacterial, parasitic and fungal and others).

7th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of digestive system, gastrointestinal disorders. Dysfuction of different aetiology.

Lesson:

Examination of hatching eggs, embryonal mortality.

Preparation of hatching eggs, hen and assistance during candling.

Preparation of patients, eggs etc.

8th week:

Lecture:

Protozoan diseases: Coccidioses and others (intestinal, blood, and tissue).

Lesson:

Examination of digestive system.

Demonstration of patiens, sampling.

9 th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of the urinary and the reproductive system.

Lesson:

Clinical and laboratory examination.

Laboratory panel used in avian medicine.

Patient collection and preparation.

10th week:

Lecture:

Mycotoxicoses. Diseases of ostriches.

Lesson:

Examination of patients. Diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of ostriches. Introduction for patient protocol preparation.

Mycotoxicoses diagnostics and differentiation, demonstration of patients.

Patient collection and preparation.

11th week:

Lecture:

Developmental, metabolic and miscellaneous disorders. Diseases of pigeon.

Lesson:

Demonstration of pattients: pigeons.

Clinical examination of a given patients.

Checking protocol for given patients.

12th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of nervous and motoric system.

Lesson:

Credit Revision Test.

Checking protocol for given patients.

Demonstration of patients.

Collection and patients preparation.

13th week:

Lecture:

Diseases of cage birds.

Lesson:

Laboratory panel used in cage birds and reptiles

Demonstration of patient.

Signing of credit.

Collection and patients preparation.

Recommended Literature:

Škardová, I. et al.: Diseases of poultry with a section on cage birds and pigeons. Published by M & M, Presov,1998, UVM, Košice, ISBN 80-967727-8-3.

Škardová, I.: Diseases of ostriches. UVM,Košice,Issued by Publishing House, 2000, ISBN 80-88985-32-3

Jordan, F. T. W.: Poultry diseases, London, Bailiere Tindall,1990, 23 ed. ISBN 0-7020-1339-0, 39/92.

Randall, C. J.: A colour atlas of diseases disorders of the domestic fowl, turkey. London, Wolfe Publishing, 1991, 2nd. ed. ISBN 0-7234-1628-1, 686/92.

Cambell, T. W.: Avian hematology and cytology, Ames, Iowa, 50014-8300, USA; Iowa State Univ. Press (1995), ed. 2, viii + 104 pp. ISBN 0-8138-2970-4. Boden: Poultry practice.

Calnek, B. W.: Diseases of poultry. Iowa, Univ. Press, 1991, 9, ISBN 0-8138-0429-9, 943/92.

Nesheim, M. C.: Poultry production, Philadelphia, LF, 1979, 20 ed., 779/91

Hofstad, M. S.: Diseases of poultry. Iowa, Univ. Press, 1972, 6 ed., 924/90.

Biester, H. E.: Diseases of poultry. Iowa, Univ. Press, 1965, 5 ed. 921/90.

Poultry service workshop. Minnesota, Col.of Vet. Med., 1988, 929/90.

Other recommended literature

Hofstad, M. S. et al.: Diseases of poultry, Ames Iowa 50010, USA, Iowa State Univ. Press, 1984.

Bowmeer: The most important poultry diseases. Nobilis, Poultry Dvision, Internal International N. V., Holland, Boxmeer, 1984.

Thear, K.: Free range poultry, 1990, 179 pp. Ipswich, UK, Farming Press.

Austic, R. E., Nesheim, M. C.: Poultry production, 1990, 325 pp., Philadelphia, USA, Lea Febiger.

Curtis, P.: A handbook of poultry and game birds diseases. Dept. of Vet. Clinical Science, Univ. PO Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX.UK, 1990, ed.3, 69 pp.

Smith, A. J.: Poultry. Centre for tropical vet. med., Univ. Of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, 1990, vi + 218 pp. Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 1990.

Panda, B., Mohapatra, S. C.: Poultry production. 1989, 190 pp. New Delhi, India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1989.

Porter, V.: Domestic and ornamental fowl. 1989, 266 pp., London, UK, Pelham Books Ltd.1989.

Proceedings of the first conference of the European Committee of the Association of Avian Veterinarians , 1991, Viena, Austria.

Seminar and Workshop on Companion Birds in Veterinary Practice. Murdoch Univ. Foundation for Continuing Vet. Educ., 1986. School of Vet. Studies. Gilles plains College of Tabe South Austria.Coles: Avian Medicine and surgery (0632033568).

Content prerequisite:

To be able to complete the Poultry Diseases course, students must have theoretical knowledge in the field of anatomy and physiology (normal and pathological), general epizootology, parasitology of birds .

Continuous assessment:

Credit and Compensations according Article No.12 and No.13 Study Guidelines of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2011/2012, Internal regulation No.2

To obtain credit, practical sessions must be attended or compensated together with the min 80% passed revision tests during the semester 12-15 week and 2 clinical protocols during clinical practise passed.

Clinical practise will be available dajly from 8-1200 and 13-15 hours in building 26.

Active participation at lessons, based on theoretical knowledge is required and it is compulsory. Students missing required knowledge should be excluded from the lesson

Conditions for completion of course:

Conditions for granting credit: - participation in lectures and exercises - absence of a maximum of 3 exercises, one of the exercises is recognized without excuse - successfully pass the credit test (12th week of classes) with a minimum of 51% success rate

Final assessment:

credit test, exam