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 3rd Year Courses - Population Health & ProductionPopulation Health & Production - - Syllabus
Course Description
This 2 credit course was developed using the Model Curriculum developed by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine as recommended by the AVMA, December 2003, and a Curriculum for Food Animal Veterinarians in the 21st Century as recommended by the Food Animal Production Medicine Consortium, May 1991. Additional resources utilized for development include position statements from the American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians, American Association of Public Health Veterinarians, and the Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, as well as the AVMA New COE Draft Outcomes Statement Population Medicine Domainm recommended, July 2004. This course will be administered by on-campus Western University faculty and will include an off-campus field trip. On-campus activities will involve in depth discussions of population health and production topics including, but not limited to: biosecurity, preventive medicine programs, disease monitoring and surveillance, disease eradication and/or control in a population, evaluation and application of diagnostic tests in a herd, production record analysis as a diagnostic tool, management related health issues in populations, disease dynamics in a population, disease outbreak investigation, cost/benefit analysis of disease interventions, and timely topics or current events impacting population health and production. Each student will prepare a defensible proposal for a preventive medicine or herd health program in an animal population of their choice. These populations could include a livestock herd or flock, a stable, a kennel, a cattery, an animal shelter, a pet store, a zoo, an aquarium, etc. Students will present their proposal in written and/or oral format to their peers and faculty for critical evaluation.
Course Location - On Campus
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