Wildlife Health Management

The aim of the course is to provide the basic notions necessary for the future veterinary doctor to deal with the problems inherent to the management and recovery of wildlife, with specific reference to the diagnostic and epidemiological framing of both diffusive (in particular zoonoses and those transmissible between domestic and wild animals) and nondiffusive (toxic, dysmetabolic, etc.) diseases.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course the student should know the main aspects of the management and rehabilitation of wild animals. He/she should also know the main diseases and health problems of the most common wild animals (ungulates and wild carnivores, birds).
The student will be able to carry out basic and advanced diagnostic investigations on a biomolecular basis and to sample the appropriate material to be submitted to the diagnostic laboratory. He/she must also be able to make appropriate use of epidemiological data to define prevention and control strategies.
Autonomy:
The student must be able to use independently information from scientific databases on the main diseases of wild animals and indicate the diseases to be monitored and how to implement monitoring and control plans
Communication skills:
The student must be able to adequately communicate the contents of scientific papers related to wild animal management and pathology to their peers
Learning skills:
The student must extend the method developed in the study of domestic animals, to the analysis and health management of wildlife through an adequate critical sense able to interpret the different sources of information and through an integrated view of the problems.
Methods of learning assessment and evaluation criteria
The assessment of learning takes place through the presentation of a personal in-depth argument followed by an interview in which the student must demonstrate that he/she integrates the information acquired in a critical manner.