150135 Laboratory Animal Pathology and Health

Details
Department of Disease Biology
Earliest Possible YearPost experience Master´s Programme
DurationOutside schedule
 
Credits4 (ECTS)
Course LevelPost experience masters programme
Module 3A, Master Programme in Laboratory Animal Science
 
Examinationwritten examination


Written Exam in Lecturehall

All aids allowed

Description of Examination: The examination is an online written examination on 4 hours. Questions are presented on a precise time and answers must be returned at a deadline four hours later. The participant can take the exam at any place.

7-point scale, external examiner
 
Organisation of Teaching
 
Teaching LanguageEnglish
 
Course Contents
The course covers laboratory animal diseases, health problems and health monitoring.
 
Teaching And Learning Methods
Most theory will be covered by self study, but it will be supported by two days of theoretical and practical teaching, and 10 sets of weekly on-line exercises.
 
Learning Outcome
The course covers laboratory animal pathology and health needed for qualification within animal experimentation on FELASA category D level

Having finished the course the student will have the following:

Knowledge
The student knows
- important laboratory animal diseases
- principles of health monitoring in laboratory animal colonies

Skills
The student can
- descripe microscopic and macroscopic pathology of laboratory animals
- diagnose relevant pathological conditions in laboratory animals
- understand laboratory animal health reports

Competencies
The student can
- take responsibility for protecting the health of animals for experiments

 
Course Litterature
o Fox J, Anderson LC, Loew FM, Quimby FW: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academic Press 2002, chapters 3-20, 25-26
o Hedrich HJ & Bullock G: The Laboratory Mouse, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004/2006, chapters 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15,17, 20, 27,30
o Suckow MA, Weisbroth S, Franklin CL: The Laboratory Rat, Second Edition, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2005, chapter 20
o FELASA Guidelines for health monitoring of rodents/rabbits, primates, cats/dogs/pigs, small ruminants and for accreditation of laboratories. Will be available as PDF on Campusnet.
 
Course Coordinator
Axel Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35332726
 
Attendance Fee
9100 kr
 
Study Board
Study Committee MSN
 
Course Scope
lectures6
practicals10
theoretical exercises50
preparation40
examination4

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