AVMA core competence 7: Health promotion, disease
prevention/biosecurity, zoonosis, and food safety
Intended overall program outcomes of the BSc-program
Demonstrate overview of different views on animals and perceptions of health and disease in a veterinary
medical context, including explanation and reflection on ethical and animal welfare issues.
Describe the principles of risk assessment and tracing of pathogenic microorganisms and substances.
Explain and classify general clinical and pathological findings, lesions and parameters, including describing the
overall etiology, pathogenesis and pathology of the most common medical conditions in domestic mammals,
poultry and fish in Denmark.
Explain microorganisms and toxic substances important in disease and food hygiene, roles in animal and
human disease, including mechanisms of infection and poisoning.
Describe the most important methods and principles of health management in cattle, pigs, fish, poultry, mink
and laboratory animals.
Describe relevant legislation, environmental aspects and food safety aspects in relation to the veterinary
profession, animal production and public health.
Describe the roles and tasks that are part of the veterinary profession, including functions like "Herd
Veterinarian" and "Official Veterinarian" (in accordance with Danish Veterinary legislation and EU food law).
Assess the quality and health significance of the presence of microorganisms and undesirable substances in
food and feedstuffs.
Assess breeding strategies and diet plans.
Be aware of conditions of significance to health and disease in animals, and on a veterinary professional and
legal basis assess the importance of these conditions.
BSc-courses
supporting
competence 1
Intended course outcomes
Formative
assessment and
final approval
(e.g. course
certificate)
Active
course
participation
SVEB13386/S
VEB13387
Anatomy &
Physiology 1/2
SVEB11001
Veterinary
Genetics
SVEB13002
Immunology,
Gen. Pathology
and Pathophysiology
SVEB13003
Basic Statistics
and
Epidemiology
SVEK13005
Animal
Nutrition
Summa
- tive
exam
Course
assignments
Explain the morphological structure of organ systems
among different groups of wild vertebrates and the
systematic relations to companion animals and production
animals.
Describe the metabolism of main nutrients.
Describe the background of the problems regarding
inbreeding and how it affects health and production.
Describe the principles of genetic tests including mutation
tests and marker tests.
Use simple methods to calculate expected segregation
ratios and risk of monogenetic diseases.
Explain how breeding restrictions based on DNA-tests can
have consequences for the population.
Apply genetic principles and theories when solving genetic
problems in relation to monogenetic disease.
Immunological principles of antigens, antibodies, T and B
cells and their interactions. Special focus is placed on
immunity by infection, hypersensitivity as well as
immunoprophylaxis.
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Be able to describe epidemiological measures of disease
incidence and the importance of risk factors.
Be able to explain the methods of analysis of population
data involving the concepts of interaction and confounding.
Analyze conditions regarding disease preventative
nutrition.
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SVEB13015
Animal
Breeding
SVEB13016
Infection
Microbiology
SVEB13018U
Veterinary
Pharmacology
and Toxicology
SVEB13006
Microbial Food
Safety
Calculate degree of inbreeding, genetic parameters,
breeding value and heterosis for simple sets of data.
Calculate expected genetic advance for a specific domestic
animal population.
Calculate degree of inbreeding, genetic parameters,
breeding value and heterosis for simple sets of data.
(Gentagelse af same læringsmål som over).
Discuss and evaluate the effect of different breeding
interventions on animal health in a domestic animal
population.
Explain the principles of prevention and control of
microbial and parasitic disease.
Explain the relationship between the occurrence of
veterinary and zoonotic important microorganisms and
parasites, and disease incidence in animals and humans.
Explain the significance of structure and function in
veterinary and zoonotic important microorganisms and
parasites, and the incidence of disease in animals and
humans, as well as infectious agents’ transmission between
hosts and survival in the environment.
Discuss methods of prevention and control of infectious
diseases.
Develop the ability to understand complex issues related to
animal husbandry, such as production environments and
their influence on the occurrence of infections and disease.
Explain how organ systems in different vertebrates reflect
accommodation to the environment.
Forstå grundlæggende farmakologiske og toksikologiske
problemstillinger, herunder at
kunne anvende farmakologiske og toksikologiske
principper, begreber og metoder til at
etablere sammenhængen mellem dosis og virkning samt til
at vurdere effektiv og
ansvarsfuld brug af lægemidler.
(Er de fire overstående et samlet læringsmål??)
Understand the basic pharmacological and toxicological
issues, including being able to use pharmacological and
toxicological principles, concepts and methods to establish
the relationship between dose and effect, and to determine
effective and responsible use of drugs.
Describe the occurrence and transmission of food-related
microorganisms with emphasis on pathogenic
microorganisms.
Describe the development of zoonoses in Denmark and the
EU.
Explain the principles of analytical methods used for
detecting microorganisms in food.
Describe the principles of risk assessment and outbreak
tracking.
List the principles and hygiene requirements for HACCP
and food production control, explain overall legal
requirements regarding this including hygiene
requirements and be able to apply the principles in relation
to a simple food production.
Demonstrate overview of national and European
regulations regarding this area.
Apply knowledge of survival and transmission of foodborne
bacteria, including pathogenic microorganisms, and
combining this with knowledge of food technology to
predict the microbial composition and presence of
pathogenic microorganisms and their metabolites in food.
Establish criteria for and conduct microbiological tests on
food.
Assess food suitability for human consumption.
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SVEB10403
Special
Pathology and
Poultry
Diseases
SVEB13009
Basic Clinical
Theory,
Companion
Animals
SVEB10408U
Herd Health
and Public
Health
Explain causes, predisposing factors and complications of
commonly occurring pathological changes and conditions in
Danish domestic mammals, as well as their morphological
expression in organs and tissues.
Explain the main poultry diseases regarding etiology,
epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation,
pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis.
Explain the population’s significance in relation to disease
development and immunoprophylaxis.
Describe production systems importance in relation to
welfare, disease, breeding, disease prevention, disease
control, quality assurance programs and prevention of
zoonoses in poultry farming.
Knowledge of basic disease concepts, spread of diseases
and prophylaxis in individuals and small populations
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Describe the most important methods and principles of
health management in cattle, pigs, fish, poultry and mink.
Identify relevant legislation and key environmental and
food safety aspects in relation to animal production and
public health
Evaluate the tradeoffs in health, welfare and production
economy in livestock herds.
Relate to the veterinarian's duties and responsibilities in
food safety, environmental hygiene, animal welfare and
public health.
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