150125 Laboratory Animal Maintenance, Breeding and Biology

Detaljer
Inst. for Veterinær Patobiologi
Tidligst mulig placeringMaster udd. (efteruddannelse)
VarighedUdenfor blokstruktur
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
KursustypeMaster udd. (efteruddannelse)
 
EksamenSluteksamen

mundtlig eksamen


Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: 48 hours before the examination all examinant get 8 subjects. Each participant prepare a 15 minute lecture on each of the subjects and will draw one subject to present on the examination day.

13-skala, ekstern censur
 
Rammer for undervisning
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kompetenceområder
The participant will understand principles for breeding and generating laboratory animals, including genetically modified animals, will have a knowledge of their housing and maintenance, and will be able to reflect over the construction of an animal facility.
 
Kursets målsætning
The participant will after the course fulfill qualifications within laboratory animal maintenance, breeding, biology and genetics needed for qualification within animal experimentation on FELASA catgory D level
 
Kursusindhold
Laboratory animal genetics including gene modification and cloning; housing, economics and staff organisation in the lab animal facility; basic ethology, behaviour, learning and cognition of laboratory animals.
 
Undervisningsform
Lectures, practical and theoretical exercises
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Houdebine L-M: Animal Transgenesis and Cloning, Wiley, 2003. Entire book. ISBN 0-470-84827-8 (Hardback) or 0-470-84827-6 (Paperback)
Westphal, So Simple, almost anyone can do it, NewScientist, August 2002, 16-17.
Silverman J: Managing the Laboratory Animal Facility, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2002, Entire book. ISBN 0-8493-1233-7.
The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Mangement of Laboratory Animals, Volume 1, Blackwell Science, 1999.Pp 1-134, 141-188, 262-658, 677-696
Crawley JN: What´s wrong with my mouse? Wiley-Liss, 2000. Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Dorte Bratbo Sørensen, dobj@life.ku.dk, Institut for Sygdomsbiologi/Faggruppen for Biomedicin, Tlf: 35332724
 
Studienævn
Studienævn MSN (Master, diplom)
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger20
praktiske øvelser15
forberedelse100
eksamen20

155