General Microbiology, Immunology and Farming Hygiene

The course (with lectures and practical activities) aims to provide the student with the main notions of general microbiology, immunology and hygiene, dealing with the main characteristics of the different classes of microorganisms, the main components of the innate and adaptive immune system and the different types of the immune response, with fundaments of diagnostics, and also providing basic elements of biosecurity, prevention, prophylaxis, and control of the main infectious diseases of domestic animals.

At the end of the course, the student should have acquired basic theoretical and practical knowledge on the main characteristics of microorganisms, the immune response, the most common techniques of microbiological diagnostics, and the fundamental rules of biosecurity, prevention, prophylaxis and control of infectious diseases of domestic animals.

2. Applying knowledge and understanding
The student, with the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the course, should be able to know the characteristics of most of the microorganisms and their impact on the health and immune status of animals; the student should also be able to evaluate the right application of the measures of hygiene and prevention of infectious diseases.

3. Making judgments
At the end of the course, the student should be able to recognize the characteristics of different microorganisms as well as the functional mechanisms of reaction of the immune system against pathogens, and discern direct and indirect risk factors related to the appearance of an infectious pathology in domestic animals and apply the most appropriate interventions to contain or get rid of it.

4. Communication
Based on what has been learned from the course, the student should be able to explain the acquired knowledge simply and clearly using correct and appropriate scientific terminology.

5. Lifelong learning skills
The student should demonstrate to have gained the ability to use the acquired knowledge to react to unexpected situations involving microorganisms in relation to animals and the environment with the critical awareness of risks and remedies, using available source of knowledge and a good individual method.