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Lecturer(s)
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Horčičková Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
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Kváč Martin, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to course, basic concept, types of living cycles, significance of parasites. Cattle parasites and parasitoses. Parasites and parasitosis of small farm ruminants. Pig parasitoses. Parasites and parasitoses of horses and other perissodactyls. Parasites and parasitoses of aquatic and gallinaceous poultry. Parasites and parasitoses of dogs and cats. Zoonosis. Practical courses. Diagnosis of parasites using: concentration methods, specific staining methods, larvoscopy, native microscopical preparation, compression methods, molecular methods.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Projection, Laboratory
- Preparation for classes
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 100 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of course is present information about important parasitoses of farm and free living animals.
The student has a deep knowledge of the most common parasitic infections of farm animals and their impact on animal health, the quality of food and raw materials of animal origin and the impact on human health. Skills include biological sampling, detection and differential diagnosis of parasitic pathogens.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of biology, zoology, zootechnics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Development of laboratory protocols
Compulsory participation in laboratory and field exercises and organized field trips, continuous review of knowledge during the semester - tests, presenting and submission of semestral work.
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Recommended literature
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Dwight D. Bowman. Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians. St. Louise, USA, 2013. ISBN 9781455740062.
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Petr Volf, Petr Horák a kol. Paraziti a jejich biologie, ISBN: 978-80-7387-008-9.. 2007.
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Ralph E. Williams. Veterinary Entomology: Livestock and Companion Animals. Boca Raton, USA, 2010. ISBN 9781138118188.
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Rommel M., Eckert, J., Kutzer E., Körting, W., Schnieder, T. Veterinärmedizinische Parasitologie. 5. Auflage, Parey Buchverlag Berlin, 891 p., 2000.
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Taylor M.A., Coop B., Wall R.L.. Veterinary Parasitology. Blackwell Publishing, 904 p., 2008.
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William J. Foreyt. Veterinary Parasitology: Reference Manual. 2001. ISBN 9780813824192.
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