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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Veterinary Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Livestock nutrition and disease control (VESC11135)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course is designed to cover the effects of livestock nutrition on immunity and disease burdens.
Course description This course is designed to cover the effects of livestock nutrition on immunity and disease burdens. Intake of dietary nutrients can contribute to regulating pathogens in the host, either directly or via the immune response and affecting host resistance. Intake of nutrients can also help regulate tolerance, by ameliorating the consequences of the disease. Investigate the use of natural anti-parasitics and trade offs e.g. antiparasitic versus anti-nutritional effects. The course will cover the role of specific dietary nutrients, such as protein and phytochemicals (e.g. tannins) on livestock health. Specific examples will be used to illustrate their consequences in disease dynamics. The course will focus on the interactions between nutrition and immunity in relation to gut pathogens, in monogastric and ruminant hosts. It will also offer discussion around the use of nutrition as a pathogen control strategy.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 03/08/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One in-course formal summative written assessment worth 100% of the final mark
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. To understand the role of livestock nutrition in pathogen control
  2. To understand the role of phytochemicals in pathogen control
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsProtein,Plant secondary metabolites,alternative control,grazing management,Tannins,anthelminti
Contacts
Course organiserDr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
Email: sathanas@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk
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