Topics in Animal Health

This subject explores major topics on animal health or relevance to the agricultural industries, domestic animal management and society in general. It focuses on the roles and perspectives of the personnel involved i.e. farmers, horse stud and stable workers, animal enterprise managers, laboratory workers and veterinarians. The topics include disease risks to humans (zoonotic diseases), organisational responses to disease outbreaks, bio-security, the epidemiology approach to eradication and control programs, evaluating diagnostic procedures, monitoring animal health, implications for animal enterprise management.

探讨动物健康管理与疾病预防。

• 1An understanding of the role of non-veterinary graduate in prevention, detection and management of health disorders in animals
• 2Understand the biological basis of disease causality
• 3Understand the processes of disease including inflammation and healing
• 4Be familiar with diagnostic procedures
• 5Be familiar with therapeutic techniques
• 6Be familiar with epidemiological concepts and terminology
• 7Understand the application of strategies of bio-security