Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico in Medicina Veterinaria

Therefore, the student, should learn how to collect and evaluate the anamnestic information about the single animal or about the farm. Furthermore, the student should be familiar with conducting the obstetric / gynecological / andrological / neonatal clinical examination in different animal species, choosing the correct diagnostic procedure, including collateral tests, evaluating differential diagnoses, proposing the possible medical / surgical treatment, and issue a prognosis.
The student should also acquire knowledge related to the management of reproduction, assisted reproduction techniques, semen conservation, the management of pregnancy and normal parturition or dystocia in different animal species.
The student should also have concepts of anatomy and physiology of newborns of different species, in order to be able to assess their health status, and eventually to provide the appropriate therapeutic measures.

At the end of the course the student is expected to:

Use basic concepts of anatomy, physiology, pathology and clinical reproduction of domestic animals, in order to apply appropriate procedures and formulate correct diagnostic hypotheses.

Have adequate knowledge of reproduction management and possible medical and / or surgical therapies of the main reproductive diseases of domestic animals.

Be aware of the laws concerning animal reproduction.

Be able to use and apply scientific knowledge when dealing with a clinical case.

Be able to use IT systems for data management and processing.

Be able to collect and critically interpret laboratory or collateral test results.

Be able to analyze a problem and propose ideas and solutions.

Be able to express judgments based on scientific and ethical issues.

Have good communication skills with teachers and classmates.

Develop the learning skills necessary to undertake future studies with a sufficient degree of autonomy.

The duration of the course is 160h, divided into 70h of lectures, 52h of seminars and practical exercises and 38h of small group clinical 'rounds'. During the lectures (no mandatory attendance), the teachers explain the topics included in the course program. The seminars (with mandatory attendance of 80% of the scheduled hours) concern specific topics that require the theoretical skills provided in the lessons of the course, deepening them and accentuating the clinical / practical approach. Some topics can be developed with the support of external colleagues.

The practical exercises (with mandatory attendance of 80% of the scheduled hours) consist in the simulation of clinical and surgical procedures relating to the obstetric, gynecological and andrological clinic of domestic animals carried out on anatomical pieces or on special mannequins. Some exercises focus on the use of computer software for the compilation of medical records and / or for the recording of reproductive data in the buiatric field.

The clinical 'rounds' (with mandatory attendance of 80% of the scheduled hours) expect the students to be divided into small groups (average of 5 people), and to be involved in the daily practice of the clinical and surgical routine on small and large animals, and on unconventional animals.

Although attendance at lectures is not mandatory, it is essential that the student participates in the mandatry activities, being aware of the theoretical notions that underlie the in-depth concepts explained in the seminars and of the manual procedures carried out in the practical exercises. The independent deepening of knowledge of the topics explained during lessons with text book material is fundamental to achieve the learning objectives.

Practical exam in the necropsy room followed by an oral test.

The exam verify the achievement of the learning objectives. It consists of a practical part and an oral part that must be supported in the same session: the practical skills that are verified should be the completion of the theoretical knowledge assessed in the second part of the examination.

The two tests are evaluated with a mark out of thirty: the final mark is the arithmetic mean of the two marks.

The practical test consists of some surgical procedures of the obstetric-gynecological-andrological field performed by the student. Students are normally examined in pairs; this allow a full evaluation of the student’s skills and the ability to describe the procedure to the exam partner.

The oral test focuses on the course program, with multiple questions relating to different animal species. The knowledge acquired by the student, the use of medical-scientific language and the ability to deal with the proposed clinical case are evaluated by the teacher.

The exam is not passed whenever the knowledge of topics considered to be fundamental for veterinary gynecology, andrology and neonatology is considered insufficient.

Diagnosis and treatment of ovarian, uterine and vaginal pathologies in different animal species.

Pathologies of pregnancy: embryonic and / or fetal death; abortion: infectious and non-infectious causes in different species; coital diseases; fetal mummification / fetal maceration; toxemia / eclampsia; placental detachment; fetal membranes hydrope; uterine torsion; prolapse of the vagina and cervix.

Diseases of the post-partum period: post-partum hemorrhages; lacerations of the uterus and of the vagina; prolapse of the uterus; retention of the placenta; uterine infections (endometrites, metrites); resumption of post-partum ovarian activity.

Pregnancy: development of the product of conception. The placenta and fetal membranes. Placentitis. Diagnosis of pregnancy in domestic animal species; twins. Parturition. Dystocia: maternal and fetal causes of dystocia in domestic animals. Diagnosis and treatments of dystocia.

Induced parturition. Caesarean section. Phoetotomy.

Neonatology of domestic animals: physiological and pathological parameters.

Male and female hypofertility.

Assisted reproduction

Obstetric-gynecological surgery (ovariectomy; ovariohysterectomy, orchiectomy, episiotomy, mastectomy).

Noakes - Parkinson - England – Arthur.  Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics. Elsevier - Saunders , 2009

Jackson, Handbook of Veterinary Obstetrics, 2nd edition Saunders 2004   (Esiste anche tradotto: JACKSON, Manuale di ostetricia veterinaria. Ed. Grasso.)

 TESTI SPECIALISTICI

Samper JC, Pycock JF, McKinnon AO: Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction. Saunders 2007.

Madigan JE: Manual of Equine Neonatal Medicine. Live Oak Publishing IV Edition 2013.

Johnston SD, Root Kustritz MV, Olson PNS: Canine and Feline Theriogenology. Elsevier, USA, 2001

PER GLI INTERVENTI CHIRURGICI:

Fossum Chirurgia dei piccoli animali Elsevier 2008

Slatter D. Trattato di chirurgia dei piccoli animali, 2005