QVE-20306 Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
Course
Credits 6.00
Teaching method | Contact hours |
Lectures | 24 |
Practical extensively supervised | 10 |
Practical intensively supervised | 8 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Self-study |
Course coordinator(s) | dr. ir. EAM Graat |
Lecturer(s) | dr. ir. EAM Graat |
prof. dr. ir. H Hogeveen | |
Examiner(s) | prof. dr. ir. MCM de Jong |
prof. dr. ir. AGJM Oude Lansink |
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Continuation courses:
QVE-30306 Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology
Contents:
This course is not about symptoms, prevention, therapy and economic effects of specific diseases. The following aspects are dealt with and illustrated with some diseases:
- health and disease, how to diagnose, and which organisations involved;
- types of disease, pathogen transmission, available preventive measures;
- types and design of epidemiological studies, analysis and interpretation;
- basic economic principles and methods used in decision making regarding animal health problems;
- design of disease eradication and/or prevention programmes.
Learning outcomes:
After the course students are able to:
- describe several aspects of animal health and disease;
- give examples of eradication, control and prevention of animal diseases;
- design basic epidemiological studies;
- calculate epidemiological parameters and interpret the outcomes;
- understand basic economic methods for decision making regarding animal health problems;
- understand eradication and/or prevention based on epidemiological and economic criteria.
Activities:
-lectures;
-class and take home assignments;
-PC-practicals;
-independent study.
Examination:
Written exam (in Dutch) with open and multiple choice questions, usually based on (parts of ) scientific papers in English.
Literature:
Course guide, schedule and lecture notes (all in Dutch) are available on first lecture.
Programme | Phase | Specialization | Period | ||
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Compulsory for: | BAS | Animal Sciences | BSc | 2MO |
Minor | Period | ||
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Compulsory for: | WUANS | BSc Minor Animal Sciences | 2MO |
Restricted Optional for: | WUBID | BSc Minor Biology of Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals | 2MO |