Course description

Poultry related topics always have a special place among the veterinary subjects. The different anatomy, physiology and diseases of the birds explain the separate discussion of avian pathology.
The environmental conditions also differ as poultry (birds which are raised as a sourse of meat or eggs for human consumption) are kept in large scale farms where spreading of infectious diseases or animal hygiene problems caused by malmanagement or malnutrition are frequently seen.

During the semester the most important pathological lesions and related diseases are summarized in 50 topics starting from the low vitality chickens through lesions in the differerent organ systems till the special virus induced tumors of birds.

Besides the lecture notes several webpages can be used to study Poultry Pathology:

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/Diseases_Of_Poultry

http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/poultry.html

Course leader: Dr. Míra Mándoki

In case of questions regarding to the subject, please write to [Click to see email].

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Practical lessons theme

Poultry pathology practicals are in-person labs (Wednesdays 14:15-16:00). Half of the class will be at Üllő on the Clinical day, the other half is at István street campus, the next week vice-versa. Please bring your logbook to every practical.

In the 5 days before the practical, students should write an entrance test of the upcoming practical material on Moodle and must reach at least 70% – this is the prerequisite to enter the poultry practical. Please note that the entrance test results also count for the evaluation at the end of the semester. Please bring (2 pairs) of plastic gloves and shoe covers (for Üllő: rubber boots or high, thick plastic overshoes!) for each lab, but do not bring your own lab coat and tools, it is FORBIDDEN to wear or use them in the necropsy hall.

Students can miss, in justified cases, 1 lab during the Autumn semester (= a whole topic in the schedule). If there is more than 1 missed practical, signature of the semester is denied by the department. 

Missed labs can (and are advised to) be made up with the other group on the same day or with the other half of the class, in limited number. Please always fill in the test for the practical which you want to attend.

Students can also miss, in justified cases, 1 lab during the Autumn semester in Üllő.

Besides the practicals, you will find 10 online tasks (articles or case studies) on Moodle practical course, like in the previous semester.Students must complete a total of 5 out of 10 online tasks by the end of the semester. The results of the online tasks (only 5!) also count in the evaluation at the end of the semester.

Plenary practicals (Fridays 10:15-11:00) will be in-person labs every week. Please bring (2 pairs) of plastic gloves and shoe covers for each lab, but do not bring your own lab coat and tools, it is FORBIDDEN to wear or use them in the necropsy hall. Each student has to attend a minimum of 3 plenary practicals during the semester to fulfil the subject requirements and get the signature.

Evaluation description

At the end of the 7th semester, the evaluation is based on the results of the 5 entrance tests, 5 online tasks, and the written exam. 

Exam information

The theoretical exam is written (online) and is set at the time of the last lecture (5^th of December, 11:15 – during lecture hour), and it contains 50 questions (SCQ, MCQ, pairing, gap filling, short answer, picture-related) of the lecture material. A minimum of 60% should be reached as a result to pass the exam. Exam will be on Moodle.