MVPO 603 : General Avian Immunology

Compulsory

1. The importance of the avian immune system and differences between avian and mammalian responses.

2. The roles of Humeral and cell-mediated immune response.

3. The avian enteric, repertory mucosal immune in chicken health of chickens

A. Knowledge & understand

A.1 The student understands the difference between the avian and mammalian immune systems.

A.2 The student can describe the roles of the immune system in developing immunity.

A.3 The student knows how the immune system works in different pathways according to the type of antigens.

B. Mental skills

B.1 The student is able to connect the roles of types of infection with types of the immune response.

B.2 The student can analyze the immune suppuration factors

B.3 The student is capable of planning individual vaccination maps for each poultry farm

C. Practical & professional skills

C.1 The student is able to collect specific samples for immunological analysis.

C.2 The student can perform the autopsy of dead birds and perform a diagnosis.

C .3 the student can administrate the vaccine by several methods.

D. Generic and transferable skills

D.1 The student can explain to the owner the roles of immune suppression diseases.

D.2 The student can investigate the disease’s condition and solve the problems with the owner.

D.3 The student can work in a team.

Lectures using the White Board, Lectures using the projector (Data Show), and Use of audio-visual techniques. Practical and field training