In order to pass the course, the student must have active participation in lectures and practical training. The prerequisite for passing the examination is the preparation and defence of a seminar paper on a topic assigned by the supervisor (in the range A-E), which is the result of self-study. The examination is awarded on the basis of an assessment of the knowledge acquired (in the A-E range).

The graduate of the course will gain knowledge about prevention of infectious diseases; specific preventive measures in livestock and pet breeding and in wild animals;

the complex of measures aimed at the protection of epizootiologically healthy animals, products of animal origin, objects and the environment; the basic principles of the One Health approach, with emphasis on the prevention of the occurrence and spread of zoonoses.

Preventive medicine - basic principles; One Health approach to infectious diseases in animals; Primary prevention of infectious diseases - measures against the introduction and spread of infectious agents among animal populations, respectively. Secondary prevention of infectious diseases - preventing the spread of infectious agents in animal populations on the farm (internal biosecurity); Tertiary prevention of infectious diseases - increasing non-specific and specific resistance in animals; Immunoprophylaxis, vaccinology, vaccine development, factors influencing effective and safe vaccination, vaccination strategies; Metaphylaxis, antimicrobials in infectious disease prevention and antimicrobial resistance; Specifics of infectious disease prevention in livestock, companion and wild animals; Elimination and eradication of infectious diseases in animals.

Švrček, Š., Bajová, V., Beníšek, Z., Bíreš, J., Čížek, M., Korim, P., Levkutová, M. Mojžišová, J., Ondrejka, R., Ondrejková, A., Trávniček, M., Vilček, Š. (2008). General epidemiology and general infectology. Rec. Ján Pleva, Lýdia Čisláková. 2nd suppl. ed. Košice : UVL, 174 p. ISBN 978-80-8077-081-5.

Švrček, Š., Bajová, V., Beníšek, Z., Bíreš, J., Čížek, M., Korim, P., Levkutová, M. Mojžišová, J., Ondrejka, R., Ondrejková,A., Trávniček, M., Vilček, Š. (2008). Prevention and control of infectious diseases. Rec. Ján Pleva, Lýdia Čisláková. 1st ed. Košice : UVL, 344 p. ISBN 978-80-8077-082-2.

EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) and EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Murphy, D., Ricci, A., Auce, Z., Beechinor, J. G., Bergendahl, H., Breathnach, R., Bures, J., Duarte Da Silva, J. P., Hederova, J., Hekman, P., Ibrahim, C., Kozhuharov, E., Kulcsár, G., Lander Persson, E., Lenhardsson, J. M., Mačiulskis, P., Malemis, I., Markus-Cizelj, L., Michaelidou-Patsia, A., ... Jukes, H. (2017). EMA and EFSA Joint Scientific Opinion on measures to reduce the need to use antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry in the European Union, and the resulting impacts on food safety (RONAFA). EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 15(1), e04666. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.46

Aidara-Kane, A., Angulo, F. J., Conly, J. M., Minato, Y., Silbergeld, E. K., McEwen, S. A., Collignon, P. J., & WHO Guideline Development Group (2018). World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 7, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-02

European Commission. A New Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007-2013), where "Prevention is better than cure". Luxembourg; 2008. Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/food/system/files/2016-10/ah_policy_strategy_2007-13_en.pdf

Pokludova L. (2020). Prevention Is Better Than Cure. In: Pokludová L. (eds) Antimicrobials in Livestock 1: Regulation, Science, Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46721-0_6

Adams, A. P. (2014). Veterinary Vaccines. In Vaccinology (eds G. N. Milligan and A. D. Barrett). 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118638033.ch10

Jorge, S., Dellagostin, O. A. (2017). The development of veterinary vaccines: a review of traditional methods and modern biotechnology approaches. Biotechnology Research and Innovation, 1, 6-13. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.biori.2017.10.001

Conditions for completion of course:

In order to pass the course, the student must have active participation in lectures and practical training. The prerequisite for passing the examination is the preparation and defence of a seminar paper on a topic assigned by the supervisor (in the range A-E), which is the result of self-study. The examination is awarded on the basis of an assessment of the knowledge acquired (in the A-E range).