Course title
大動物臨床実習・応用編   [Large Animal:Applied Practice in Veterinary Medicine]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	5～	Semester	1st
Course type	1st	Course code	01VN5509
Instructor(s)
竹原 一明, 田中 あかね, 高橋 敏之, 中村 高志, 平間 あき子   [TAKEHARA Kazuaki, TANAKA Akane, NAKAMURA Takashi, HIRAMA Akiko]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

Understand horse characteristics and learn basic handling skills. Learn basic technique of diagnosis and treatment. Acquire knowledge of pathology, etiology, symptoms, diagnostic procedure, treatment and prognosis of diseases unique to horses. Understand the current situation and role of equine veterinarians in Japan. The faculties in charge have practical experiences of clinical practice of horses and clinical practice of pigs. Understand porcine characteristics and learn basic handling skills. Learn basic technique of diagnosis and treatment. Acquire knowledge of pathology, etiology, symptoms, diagnostic procedure, treatment and prognosis of diseases unique to porcine. Understand the current situation and role of porcine veterinarians in Japan.

Expected Learning

To be able to handle a horse. Accomplish simple diagnostic procedures (auscultation, radiography, ultrasonography etc.) and treatment procedures (injection, bandaging, simple wound management etc.). Explain pathology, etiology, symptoms, diagnostic procedure, treatment and prognosis of diseases common in horses. See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ )

Course schedule

1 Lecture: Orientation Wet Lab: Horse handling, hand-walking, chemical and physical restraint, individual identification 2 Lecture: Equine internal medicine (cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal systems) Wet Lab: Question clinical history, clinical examination (thermometry, palpation, auscultation) 3 Lecture: Equine orthopedic disorders Wet Lab: Gait assesment, lameness examination, bangaging 4 Lecture: Equine infectious disease Wet Lab: Blood collection, injection and drug administration, inoculation 5 Lecture: Raceday on-track veterinarian duties Wet Lab: Tour of Tokyo Racecourse, radiography 6 Lecture: Introduction to the Equine Research Institute (ERI) Wet Lab: Equine treadmill observation, ultrasonography, endoscopy 6 Lecture: Introduction of porcine as a domectic animal 7 Lecture: Introduction of diseases for porcine and veterinarians for porcine 8 Wet Lab: Visit pig farm 9 Wet Lab: Visit pig farm 10 Wet Lab: Handring of pigs 11 Wet Lab: Measurement of body weight, length etc. of pigs. 12 Wet Lab: Blood sampling, vaccination of pigs. 13 Wet Lab: Administration of medicine 14 Wet Lab: Pregnancy Appraisal 15 Lecture: Summary of pig medicine.

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

References

Manual of EQUINE PRACTICE 2e Reuben J. Rose and David R. Hodgson (SAUNDERS) Materials for pig practice classes will be prepared.

Assessment/Grading

Report and questionnaire submission Mini quiz and report submission

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Office hours

Making an appointment with e-mail in advance. You will get some advice. Prof. Takehara: takehara@cc.tuat.ac.jp, Prof. Tanaka: akane@cc.tuat.ac.jp

Remarks 1

Please check the google classrooms of this course for changes in class schedules and other information due to the new coronavirus infection.

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

2/17/2021 2:40:28 PM