Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand the animal health ecosystem in terms of stakeholders, principal livestock diseases, economic and welfare costs of disease
2. Evaluate the evolution and ontology of the immune response in livestock species
3. Communicate the connection between developmental programming of the immune response, the establishment of homeostasis and the primary function of the immune system in the maintenance of health
4. Appreciate the role of both innate and adaptive immune system at systemic and mucosal surfaces in livestock
5. Explain how the immune response can be compromised by management and various infectious agents including bacteria, viruses and parasites over the course of the animals life
6. Apply theoretical knowledge to specific diseases of relevance and identify barriers to control and eradication of livestock diseases
7. Collaborate and communicate with peers and other stakeholders to engage and critically evaluate the latest developments in research and technology across the livestock health spectrum
8. Connect that new knowledge within a One Health framework which appreciates the inter-connectedness of animal, human and environmental health
Indicative Module Content:
1. The animal health ecosystem
2. The evolution of the immune response and comparative immunology
3. Systemic Immunity
4. Mucosal Immunity
5. Ontogeny and lifetime Immunity
6. The health continuum
7. Veterinary vaccines
8. Disease surveillance and diagnostics
9. Priority diseases in livestock
10. Future and One Health