Lecturer(s)
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Zusková Eliška, MVDr. Ph.D.
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Svobodová Zdeňka, prof. MVDr. DrSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures and practices: characterisation of health and illness of fish, reasons and process of diseases, basics of diseases prevention, bacterial infections, viral infections, mycotic infections, parasitic diseases (protozoal, helmith, arthropodal), examinations and dissections of fish, veterinary rules and regulations. The education is provided by using of video, pictures, collection of fish formaline preparations.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Monitoring, Laboratory
- Preparation for classes
- 5 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 15 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 3 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 3 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this subject is the introduction of students into veterinary problems in fish culture. Students are apprised of the importance of fish and fish culture and factors affected their health condition. The most important fish diseases and methods of their diagnosis, therapy and prevention are presented.
Students should be able to describe the causative agents of the major bacterial, viral, mycotic and parasitic diseases of salmonid and cyprinid fishes and will be able to confidently recognize and evaluate the major factors that contribute to disease outbreaks in culture. Students will also be introduced to the tools and techniques available to diagnose and respond to many common diseases. The main objective of this course is to provide them with the tools and skills necessary to objectively evaluate the health of fish in culture situations.
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Prerequisites
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Students are required to have taken a fish anatomy and physiology course and biology course and it is recommended that students first take biochemistry prior to enrolment. Students who wish to enrol in this course but who do not meet the requirements should contact the lecturer for permission.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Test
Student must for credit getting meet: - 80% presence on laboratory practice - make and present seminar work - writing control examinations and final credit exam Qualification for final exam: - have a final credit
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Recommended literature
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Hoole, D., Bucke, D., Burgess, P., Wellby, I. Diseases of carp and other cyprinid Fishes. Publishing New Books Oxford 2001, 264 s., 2001.
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Navrátil, S., Svobodová, Z., Lucký, Z., 2000. Choroby ryb, VFU Brno. Brno, VFU 2000, 155 s., 2000.
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Svobodová, Z. a kol. Nemoci sladkovodních a akvarijních ryb.. Praha,Informatorium 2007, 218 s., 2007.
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