MVPO 606 : Advanced Avian Immunology

Elective

1. Importance of the avian immune system to combatant diseases.

2. Application of serological tests to evaluate humeral immune responses, and advanced techniques in the diagnosis of poultry disease.

3. Vaccine and antigen manufacturing.

1. Knowledge & understand

A.1 The student learns Laboratory Bio-safety

A.2 The student understands the serological test to diagnose disease and evaluation of humeral immune responses

A.3 The student knows several methods to produce vaccines

2. Mental skills

B.1 The student is able to show a different type of immune response depending on the type of infection

B.2 The student can select specific serological tests to diagnose specific diseases and to evaluate specific immune responses.

B.3 The student can explain the different methods of vaccine production.

3. Practical & professional skills

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

C.2 The student can perform the serological test and read the results.

C 3 The student can write the reports and interpret the results.

4. 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 condition and solve the problems to the owner.

D.3 The student can involve in a research team to discover vaccination problems.

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