MVPO 608 : General Bacterial Poultry Disease

Department

Department of Poultry & Fish Disease

Academic Program

Master in Poultry diseases

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

1. General bacteriological introduction focuses on poultry diseases.

2. High pathogenic bacteria intimidation poultry industry in partially (Libya)

3. Roles of pathogenic bacteria to induce disease in poultry (pathogenesis)

4. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and control of bacterial disease in poultry

Intended learning outcomes

1. Knowledge & understand

1. The student knows the differentiation between bacterial families, which induce disease in poultry

2. The student recognized to High pathogenic bacteria can destroy the poultry industry

3. The student understands the roles of pathogenic bacteria to induce disease in poultry and in food poisoning

4. The student recognized to diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and control of High pathogenic bacteria disease in poultry

2. Mental skills:

1. The student will be able to differentiate between families of bacterial disease in poultry

2. The student is able to differentiate between High pathogenic bacteria species.

3. The student could explain the pathogenesis of bacterial infection to induce disease in poultry.

4. The student is capable of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and control of High pathogenic bacteria disease in poultry

3. Practical & professional skills

1. The student can be doing field clinical investigations to diagnose bacterial diseases.

2. The student can perform investigate the dead birds and perform a diagnosis.

3. The student is capable to collect specific samples from the field to the laboratory to confirm the diagnosis of bacterial diseases.

4. The student can choose and administrate the drugs treatment by several methods.

4. Generic and transferable skills

1. The student can explain to the owner the roles of infectious bacterial diseases in poultry farm

2. The student can introduce medical advice to the owner concerning the risk of bacterial diseases

3. The student can explain to the owner the impact of misuse of antibiotics and disinfectant

4. The student is able to advise the animal authorities and owners about bacterial diseases, and monitor the Biosecurity measures in poultry farms.

Teaching and learning methods

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

Methods of assessments

Evaluation No.

Evaluation methods

Evaluation duration

Evaluation Weight

percentage

Evaluation date (week)

1sth evaluation

1sth midterm exam

2hrs

43%

10

After ten weeks

2nd evaluation

2nd midterm exam

2hrs

21%

10

After twenty weeks

3rd evaluation

Final exam

Paper exam

3hrs

100%

50

At 14 weeks of studies

Pract exam

10-15 mints

100%

20

Oral exam

20 mints

100%

10

At the end of the course

References

  1. Disease of poultry
  2. Avian disease journal