Code…….Course item:
1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
A. Basic information
Name of course / Systematic parasitologyStudy level / first degree
Unit running the study programme / Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Department of Zoology and Landscaping
Study programme / Animal Husbandry
Speciality
Name of teacher (s) and his academic degree / Tadeusz Barczak, Associated Professor,
Małgorzata Błażejewicz-Zawadzińska, assistant professor,
Janina Bennewicz, assistant professor,
Monika Lik, assistant professor
Introductory courses / zoology, entomology
Prerequisites / Basic knowledge of microscopic and morphology of animals, especially insects
B. Semester/week schedule of classes
Semester / Lectures / Classes / Laboratories / Project / Seminars / Field exercises / ECTSsummer / 1h / 2h / 2
2. EFFECTS OF EDUCATION (acc. to National Qualifications Framework)
Knowledge / On successful completion of the course student is supposed to know the principles of knowledge of parasitology, taxonomy, including most important species of livestocks; associations between parasites and their hosts.Skills / On successful completion of the course student is supposed to finds,understands, analyzes and uses theneededinformation from differentsources and in differentforms,onparasitic diseasesplaguinglivestock. He canrecognizesome species ofparasitesanddisease entitiescausedby them, carry outthe tasks ofthe broaderanimal husbandry, endingwith a results discussionandformulationof correctconclusions,can recognizeepidemiological risksandidentifythe relevant principlesof prevention.
Competences / On successful completion of the course student canschedule thetaskson the basis ofexisting equipmentorthe timethepriorities.
He isaware of the needhumane treatment of animals, provide them withwelfare, is also aware ofthe dangers ofparasiticanddetermined toprotect theliving environmentof humans andanimals againstparasitosis.
3. TEACHING METHODS
multimedia presentations, macroscopic and microscopic observations, projects and calculations, collections, sampling of material
4. METHODS OF EXAMINATION
Oral tests
5. SCOPE
Lectures / The definition ofparasitologyand itshistorical development; essenceof parasitism; formation pathwaysof parasitism; invasion; development ofsystemsparasite-host, models of host - parasite systems; Arthropodsas reservoirsand vectors ofdiseasetransmission. Morphologicaladaptation toparasitism.Biologyandphysiologyof selected species ofparasites.Physiologyand ecology ofhost-parasitesystem.Laboratories / A systematic reviewof parasites, including: Sarcomastigophora, Apicomplexa, Ciliophora, Trematoda, Monogenea, Cestoda, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Hirudinea, Arachnida, Crustacea, Insecta, Mollusca. Development cyclesof parasites, dispersion, pathogenesisand epidemiology.
6. LITERATURE
Basic literature /Raymond T. Damian, 2012: Parasitology, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
David W. Halton, Jerzy M. Behnke, Ian Marshall, 2001: Practical exercises in parasitology, Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press.Alan Gunn, Sarah J. Pitt, 2012: Parasitology : an integrated approach, Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell
Supplementary literature /