Deontology, Ethology and Animal Welfare

Course Information
TitleΔΕΟΝΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΗΘΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΥΖΩΙΑ / Deontology, Ethology and Animal Welfare
Code2.5
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolVeterinary
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorGeorgios Arsenos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID200000778

Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Ktīniatrikīs (2020-2021)

Registered students: 129
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course213

Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours20
Class ID
600182067
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course
Learning Outcomes
During the course students: Will become familiar to codes of good veterinary practice as well as their duties as practicing veterinarians. Will be able to assess the needs for using animals for experimental purposes and the basic characteristics of quality research. will evaluate animal behavior according to the animal species as well as the basic needs of animals according to the rearing system. Will be able to recognize a normal animal and assess the level of its welfare as well as to evaluate the relationship between various causes and the manifestation of abnormal behavior by animals. They will learn various ways to monitor and evaluate the indicators of health, welfare and level of productivity of animals at individual and population level (herd, flock). They will become familiar with Veterinary Legislation in Greece and the European Union
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1st-2nd hour Definitions of Deontology -Veterinary Ethics: ethics of the veterinary profession, professional conscience, code of good veterinary practice. Relations with colleagues, professional and public bodies. Advertising Ethics. 3rd-4th hour Tasks for customers-animal owners and sick animals. Veterinary remuneration. Ethics in Animal Research. 5th-6th hour Ethology: Definition, Aims and Methodologies. Evolution of ethology. The importance of ethology in veterinary education and in veterinary profession. 7th-8th hour Behavioral patterns depending on animal species, individual behavior or interactions with similar or other species (food/ water intake, social behavior, sexual behavior, native behavior, etc.) Ethograms. 9th-10th hour Animal Welfare and Needs. General principles of measuring and evaluating animal welfare (production and companion animals). 11th -12th hour Monitoring methods of health indicators, welfare and production characteristics in farm animals at individual and herd levels. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of indicators according to the applied breeding methods. 13th-14th hour Measurements of animal behavior in relation to the normal function of various organs and systems: Preference and aversion tests, behavioral denial and incentive measurement, stereotypies. 15th-16th hour Occurrence of abnormal behavior from various causes in productive and companion animals. Methods of prevention and control for the improvement of animal welfare at individual and farm level. 17th-18th hour Livestock management methods to ensure high levels of welfare, according to the breeding system. Human - animal interactions. 19th-20th hour Veterinary legislation in Greece and the European Union regarding livestock. Legislative framework for the exercise of the veterinary profession. Rights and duties of the veterinarian - Categories of veterinary responsibility. Legislation related to Animal Production (livestock establishments/ units, animal transportation, etc.).
Keywords
Deontology, Veterinary Ethics, Welfare, Legislation of Animal Production
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures20
Seminars
Written assigments
Exams
Total20
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
http://www.hva.gr/downloads/GVP_greek.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276294680_Veterinary_Ethics https://animalethics101.blogspot.com/ https://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/index_en.htm https://www.fve.org/publications/european-veterinary-code-of-conduct-veterinary-act/
Last Update
08-04-2020