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Didactic material will be presented by the instructor with key examples of current and historic descriptive research articles in veterinary public health assigned to students with in-class discussions, led by students, to follow. Students will be given two veterinary health problem sets and will work in teams of two to three to develop a plan to address the problem and then present their problem sets to fellow students for further discussion. Students will select a veterinary public health problem within their area of interest and identify two to three key articles to present and discuss with fellow students. Oral presentations will be critiqued by students and instructors.

This course will be presented in an interactive lecture and laboratory format.  Students will participate through practical clinical experience and will perform a variety of techniques.  The course focus will be on student mastery of clinical examinations, disease diagnosis, surgical and therapeutic approaches. Appropriate emphasis will be placed on species-specific behavioral and  physiological adaptations.

The course will comprise histapathological slide sessions sitting around a multi-headed microscope.  The students will have time to look at slides on their own, prior to gathering round the multi-head.  They will then be expected to describe the tissues and the lesions that they have found and be prepared to forward suggestions as to the impact that the lesions would have had on the host (the pathophysiology) and the possible etiology.  Materials will be gleaned from prior routine diagnostic cases.

The course will comprise a series of lectures dealing with the basic inflammatory responses, then the various organ systems (the ¿systemic approach¿) looking initially at their histology highlighting how they differ from mammals.  Pathophysiology will also be touched upon i.e. the consequences for the organ and animal in particular lesions.  Then examples of the specific diseases will be presented to highlight the various types of responses.

An in-depth gross, histological and histochemical study of selected parts of the nervous system of some domestic mammals and birds, with a significant bent to evolutionary pressures and clinical neurobiology, will be provided through didactic, laboratory hands-on sessions as well as term papers.

The course involves an in-depth and extensive study of the anatomy of a number of animal species or chosen organ system(s) on a comparative basis in a number of animal species.  Didactic lectures, dissection and interactive study sessions will be employed in relating structure to function, and structure to species differences.

This course provides an in-depth study of the structure of organs in various species of birds, relating organ topography/disposition and structure to adaption in varying environments or habitats, and relating these to normal function and health, as well as disease predispositions and peculiarities, where appropriate.

This course study will involve both didactic and hands-on laboratory sessions.  Concepts in animal tissue histochemistry and enzyme essays will be examined, and laboratory procedures of histochemical and enzyme assay techniques will be performed.

This course introduces students to the critical care of injured wildlife.  With the principal aim being the release of successfully treated wild animals back into their natural environment, this course links aspects of rehabilitation work with those of veterinary care. Besides covering relevant medical issues, emphasis is placed on ethical and legal implications.

This course covers an in-depth study of various tissue and cell types at both light-, electron-microscopic and molecular levels, with a view to recognizing and describing fully all tissue and cell types, and relating histological and cellular structure to function as well as changes in tissue and cell structure imposed by pathological situations.

This course builds on the basic necropsy techniques, emphasizing mastery of necropsy techniques, the importance of sample collection, histopathology and use of special stains.

Thus course includes detailed in-depth study of various emerging and reemerging specific diseases of livestock and poultry including etiology, epidemiology, pathology and differential diagnosis.

This course focuses on the advanced molecular biology and cell culture techniques used in diagnostic pathology and research.

Selected topics is a an identified area of Veterinary pathology.

This course attempts to teach the basic lesion types and reaction patterns in the CNS and the key morphological features of the most important CNS diseases.  Study of the macroscopic and histological aspects of the lesion will require a lot of emphasis on neuroanatomy and macroscopic neuropathology.  The strategy and principles of performing q competent neuropathological examination and a practical approach to solve neuropathological problems will also be taught.

Etiology. pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of spontaneously occurring diseases in small laboratory animals.

The course includes knowledge on basic mechanisms of body response to injuries at molecular, cellular and tissue level with understanding of various progressive events involved in the inflammation and healing and their probable consequences.

In this course, students will write and present a literature review paper.  the topic for this paper will be selected by the course coordinator in consultation with the student.  It will either relate to the student's selected research topic or will focus on an important area of pharmacology.

This course deals with the pharmacological basis of drug actions at the molecular and cellular levels, emphasizing receptors subtypes, drug receptor interactions, signal transduction pathways and receptor mediated cellular effects

This course deals with the molecular study of autonomic pharmacology with special focus on neurotransmission, autonomic receptors and autonomic drugs, emphasizing pharmacological properties and clicnial significance.

This course, presented in an interactive lecture and student presentation format, provides current in-depth knowledge about veterinary host-pathogenic bacteria interrelationships.

This course encompasses formal and interactive lectures, and lab sessions in diagnostic cytology.  Case studies of various types of masses of the skin and internal organs with the help of available slide archives are used to study microscopic evaluation and interpretation of inflammatory and neoplastic lesions.  Collection of cytology samples by Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), needle only aspiration and touch imprints from lymph nodes, liver or any skin masses from available necropsy cases is also the main feature of lab work.  An cased-based assignment is a required part of this course, which will include a short presentation and a written report.

This course aims to help the student gain in-depth knowledge of an advanced topic in large animal surgery.  The topic will be of current interest and selected by the student in consultation with the instructor.  Although it is mostly a self-directed course, there will be regular interactions between the instructor and the student to facilitate learning and to keep a track of the student’s progress.  The student will write a brief review paper and present a seminar on the topic.

This course aims to help the student gain in-depth knowledge of an advanced topic in large animal reproduction.  The topic will be of current interest and selected by the student on consultation with the instructor.  Although it is mostly a self-directed course, there will be regular interactions between the instructor and the student to facilitate learning and to keep a track of the student’s progress.  The student will write a brief review paper and present a seminar on the topic.

Students will learn to investigate a specific research question under the guidance of faculty members. Following completion of the IDGS 901 and 902 courses (research proposal writing and presentation), students will engage in data (sample) collection, analysis thereof, interpretation of results, and compilation of a MSc Thesis. Procedures concerning the MSc writing, presentation, submission, and external examiner will follow SGU-GSP guidelines.

The course involves the preparation of  PhD research proposal document that includes: rational, an extensive literature review, hypothesis and goals. methodology and a time frame for the completion of the project.

This course involves the preparation of a seminar on the PhD research proposal.  The presentation will be public, followed by a question and answers session with the audience. This is followed by an oral examination of the student's understanding and knowledge of the chosen research field by the Supervisory Committee members.  
 

The research and thesis are core components for the PhD degree.  Upon completion of the course the student shall be able to plan and conduct research, write and publish independently.

The student will present his/her completed research work.  The seminar will be public, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.  This is followed by an oral examination of the student's understanding and knowledge of his/her research field by members of the Supervisory Committee.  
 

Students present an annual seminar in an open forum on the progress of their research starting in year 2 of their program.