14S1I12 - METHODS OF EPIZOOTIOLOGICAL WORK

Course specification
Course title		METHODS OF EPIZOOTIOLOGICAL WORK
Acronym		14S1I12
Study programme
Module
Type of study		specialist academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Sonja Radojičić prof. dr Milorad Mirilović
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Tamara Ilić prof. dr Dragan Bacić prof. dr Sonja Obrenović
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		10.0	Status	elective
Condition		Completing lectures in compulsory subjects as well as in two elective subjects according to own interest	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		To acquire knowledge on qualitative and quantitative methods as far as sample from diseased animal and animal population is concerned, to estimate the nature of interrelationship between epizootical data, to understand cause and to form hypothesis, to know the methods of the epizootical monitoring, surveillance and to apply methods of clinical and field investigation, to know economic aspects of the disease as well as to be able to form epizootical methods.
The outcome		After completion of the course, student should know qualitative as well as quantitative methods of sampling from animals, population and outer space as well as to estimate nature of the interrelationship between epizootical data that are to be used, to know causality and to form hypothesis, to know methods of the epizootical monitoring and surveillance and to apply methods of the clinical and field research, to know economic aspects of the animal health and to know how to form models in epizootiology.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Sampling methods, hypothesis testing, causality and repercussion of the events in epozootiology, nature of epizootical data, monitoring, surveillance, methods of data interrelationship analysis, clinical methods, economics of animal health, epizootical methods.
Contents of exercises		Field and laboratory work on sampling methods, hypothesis testing, causality and repercussion of the events in epozootiology, nature of epizootical data, monitoring, surveillance, methods of data interrelationship analysis, clinical methods, economics of animal health, epizootical methods.
Literature
Thrusfield, Ml: Veterinary epidemiology, Blackwell, 1995 (Original title) Vacic M. General epizootiology, 1988 Radojicic S et al. Special infectious diseases of animals 2011, Author`s Edition Martin W i sar: Veterinary epidemiology, principles and methods. Iowa St. Univ. USA, 1987., (Original title) Dohoo I. i sar: Veterinary epidemiology research. AVC Inc. Charlettotown, Canada, 2003. (Original title)
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
4	2	4
Methods of teaching		Theoretical and practical work on collecting, classifying, processing and analyzing data, seminar work
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		30	Test paper
Practical lessons			Oral examination	50
Projects
Colloquia		20
Seminars