Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to…
• Identify and explain what processes and interventions are involved in the parturition, breeding and post conception stages, including associated abnormalities.
• Explain morphological changes, biochemical and haematological disturbances in animals affected with urinary tract and reproductive disease and discuss the aetiology and pathogenesis of these
• Analyse case-based scenarios; Apply theoretically preventive measures indicated in urinary tract and reproductive disease
• Work as part of a team to research a clinical cases and to communicate findings
• Develop effective and efficient strategies to manage and treat clinical cases from both the reproductive and the urinary tract
• Evaluate the impact of clinical treatment plans on the future reproductive performance of an animals
• Demonstrate clear and articulate verbal communication to present clinical case findings
• Perform a clinical reproductive and urological examination
• Plan the clinical and surgical management of urinary and reproductive tract disease cases and propose the appropriate pharmaceutical agents and therapies indicated for such diseases.
Indicative Module Content:
The course covers the aetiology, pathophysiology, pathogensesis, pathology and disturbances of function associated with diseases of the urinary and reproductive system. The course also deals with clinical pathology of urinary tract disturbances as well as urinalysis. In addition, diagnosis, treatment and management of urinary and reproductive tract disease in domestic animals is outlined, as is the pharmokenetics of drugs used in their treatment. Practical content will be delivered in small group teaching both at the Belfield campus and on Lyons farm.