Veterinary Hygiene

The aim of the Veterinary Hygiene course is for students to develop knowledge and understanding of the etiology, prevention, prophylaxis and management of the main infectious diseases of livestock farms.

1. Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the general and specific biosecurity measures regarding prevention and hygienic-sanitary management of infectious diseases in livestock farms.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: the student will have to demonstrate that they have knowledge and concepts useful in order to apply the appropriate biosecurity measures to avoid the onset and spread of infectious diseases in livestock farms. He will have to demonstrate that he is able to make a correct assessment of the farm critical points for the purpose of containing infectious diseases.
3. Making judgments: the student will have to demonstrate the ability to critically argue the information acquired. In this sense, specific farm visits are directed for the evaluation of the hygienic-sanitary critical points.
4. Communication: The student must be able to present the skills acquired with an appropriate terminology during the lectures, the practical exercises and in the open-ended exam questions.
5. Lifelong learning skills: the student will have to demonstrate the ability to use the acquired knowledge to be able to manage the maintenance of an adequate hygienic-sanitary standard of livestock farms, according to the provisions of current legislation, with the help of available sources of knowledge and a good mental organization.