Postgraduate Course: Livestock nutrition and disease control (VESC11135)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
03/08/2020 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- To understand the role of livestock nutrition in pathogen control
- To understand the role of phytochemicals in pathogen control
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Protein,Plant secondary metabolites,alternative control,grazing management,Tannins,anthelminti |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
Email: sathanas@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk |
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