Postgraduate School of Animal Health, Breeding and Productions

Altre specializzazioni
Veterinary specialisation school
A.Y. 2024/2025
Course class
CLASSE SC. VETERINARIE
Study area
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary specialisation school
180
ECTS
3
Years
Italian
Director of Specialization School
The specialists in animal health, breeding and zootechnical production must acquire knowledge on the structure of shelters, nutrition, reproduction, welfare and ethology of domestic animals. They must also have basic computer skills for managing farms both from an economic and a health point of view. They must deepen the aspects concerning the pathology, diagnosis and prophylaxis of infectious and parasitic diseases of animals, with particular attention to the notions concerning the prevention of health risk deriving from diseases communicable to humans. Finally, legal and economic notions are necessary.
To this end, the Trainees must acquire:
-knowledge of epidemiology, veterinary public health, zootechnical production and control of the commodity quality of food of animal origin;
- theoretical knowledge and practical skills regarding the recognition of the main infectious and parasitic diseases with particular regard to those included in the Veterinary Police Regulations and in the OIE lists, the notions inherent in the laboratory diagnosis of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites livestock animals; also notions related to farming technologies (nutrition and pharmacological treatments) concerning in particular the guarantee of food safety regarding the control of residues in food
La didattica è erogata tramite lezioni frontali ed esercitative che si svolgono un giorno alla settimana e deve essere integrata da un tirocinio pratico che può essere svolto anche presso strutture esterne convenzionate nei seguenti ambiti:
-sanità animale e sanità pubblica
-allevamento e gestione aziendale
-produzioni zootecniche e sicurezza alimentare
Access to the School requires passing a written test consisting of a multiple choice test intended to ascertain the general culture of the area of specialization: general pathology and veterinary anatopathology, inspection of food of animal origin, infectious diseases of domestic animals, parasitology and parasitic diseases, veterinary pharmacology and toxicology, veterinary medical clinic, veterinary obstetrics and gynecology, general and special zootechnics and genetic improvement, animal nutrition and feeding
Laboratories locations
Campus del Polo didattico di Lodi - Via dell'Università 6 - 26900 Lodi

Courses list

First year
Courses or activities Professor(s) ECTS Total hours Language
Compulsory
Animal Nutrition 1 1 8 Italian
Campionamento e statistica 1 8 Italian
General Animal Husbandry and Genetic Improvement 1 1 16 Italian
General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy 1 2 16 Italian
Infectious Diseases 1 3 32 Italian
Ispezione degli alimenti di origine animale 1 1 8 Italian
Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Animals 1 3 40 Italian
Pharmacology
1 8 Italian
Special Zootechnics 1 1 8 Italian
Trainingship 1 N.o
42 Italian
Veterinary Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic 1 1 8 Italian
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 1 8 Italian
Second year
Courses or activities Professor(s) ECTS Total hours Language
Compulsory
Animal Nutrition 2 1 8 Italian
Clinica chirurgica veterinaria 1
1 16 Italian
Comunicazione interpersonale tecniche 1 8 Italian
Costruzioni rurali e territorio agroforestale 3
1 8 Italian
Elaborazione di segnali e immagini
1 16 Italian
General Animal Husbandry and Genetic Improvement 2 1 8 Italian
General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy 2 1 8 Italian
Infectious Diseases 2 3 32 Italian
Ispezione degli alimenti di origine animale 2 1 8 Italian
Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Animals 2 4 40 Italian
Pharmacolovigilance
1 8 Italian
Phisiology Ii 1 16 Italian
Special Zootechnics 2 2 24 Italian
Trainingship 2 N.o.
41 Italian
Veterinary Medical Clinic 1
2 24 Italian
Veterinary Medical Clinic 2 1 8 Italian
Veterinary Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic 2 1 16 Italian
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 2 16 Italian
Third year
Courses or activities Professor(s) ECTS Total hours Language
Compulsory
Animal Nutrition 3
2 16 Italian
Clinica chirurgica veterinaria 2
1 16 Italian
Costruzioni rurali e territorio agroforestale 2
1 8 Italian
Elaborazione di segnali e immagini 2
1 16 Italian
Infectious Diseases 3
3 24 Italian
Parassitologia e malattie parassitarie degli animali 3
3 32 Italian
Patologia generale e anatomia patologica veterinaria 3
1 16 Italian
Phisiology Iii
1 8 Italian
Tesi
16 256 Italian
Trainingship 3 N.o.
35 Italian
Veterinary Obstetric and Gynecological Clinic 3
2 32 Italian
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology 3
Italian
Zootecnica generale e miglioramento genetico 3
1 8 Italian
Zootecnica speciale 3
1 8 Italian

Enrolment

Places available: 15

Call for applications

Please refer to the call for admission test dates and contents, and how to register.

Application for admission: from 22/07/2024 to 04/11/2024

Application for matriculation: from 11/12/2024 to 18/12/2024

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