| Unit name | Veterinary Pathology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | VETS34023 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Michael Day |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
All units in 1st BVSc, 2nd BVSc and 3rd BVSc |
| Co-requisites |
All units in 5th BVSc |
| School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This course is delivered over 5 terms (years 3 and 4).
Aims:
To provide students with a basic understanding of general and systematic pathology, including aetiology and pathogenesis, as they relate to diseases of domestic animals. To demonstrate how identification of pathological changes relate to the diagnosis and prognosis of disease.
Specific objectives for each module are given in the course notebooks. At the end of the course, the students will be able to describe:
General and systematic pathology of organ systems as they relate to diseases in domestic animals
Lectures, practicals, tutorials, DSE assignments, Post-Mortem Room gross specimen classes
DSE variouselements 20% 3rd year Mid-sessional examination MCQ 20% Degree examination 4th year Written 40% Practical 20%
Supplementary (resit) examination DSE 20% Written 50% Practical 30%
ESSENTIAL READING
McGavin MD & Zachary JF “Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease” (5th Edition), Mosby, 2012.
M.J. Day & R.D. Schultz ‘Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice’, Manson Publishing Ltd., London, 2011.
RECOMMENDED READING
Maxie MG. “Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer’s Pathology of Domestic Animals” (5th Edition) W.B. Saunders, 2007 (Three Volumes).
Van Dijk J, Gruys E & Mouwen J “Colour Atlas of Veterinary Pathology” (2nd Edition), Elsevier, 2006.
Multiple copies of these texts are in the library. Additional reading is provided in some module Handbooks, e.g. Alimentary System, Liver
