MVPO610 : Miscellaneous and Nutritional Disorder

Department

Department of Poultry & Fish Disease

Academic Program

Master in Poultry diseases

Type

Elective

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

1. The clinical description of metabolic disorder due to toxic molecules and/or vitamins deficiency in food

2. Description of pathological changes in poultry due to metabolic disorders and/or toxic materials.

3. How to diagnose and control metabolic and toxic materials.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge & understand

A.1 The student understands the impact and vitamin deficiency and toxins on poultry.

A.2 The student knows the diagnosis of intoxication in poultry.

A.3 The student knows the diagnosis of protein, vitamin, and mineral deficiencies in poultry.

Mental skills

B.1 The student recognizes the permissible level of different toxins in poultry feed.

B.2 The student recognizes the requirement of protein vitamins and minerals in poultry feed

B.3 The student can choose the specific method to analysis protein, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and toxins in a feed of poultry.

Practical & professional skills

C.1 The student can investigate the presence of toxins and samples collected in feed material and how to control them.

C.2 The student can recognize the unbalanced of protein, vitamins, and minerals in the feed ratio.

C 3 The student can use laboratory tools for the diagnosis of toxic levels of the component.

Generic and transferable skills

D.1 The student can explain to the owner the impact of the immune superstation effect of toxins.

D.2 The student can explain to the owner the deficiency effect on poultry.

D.3 The student can introduce nutritional advice to animal feed factories

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