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General preventive medicine

Course Description: Introduction / Veterinary Epidemiology) Epidemiological Investigations( / Some General Epidemiological Concepts and Basics / Transmission and Preservation of Infection / Disease Environment / The Environment and Its Relationship to Host Resistance and How the Body Resists Diseases / Air and Its Effect on Animal Health and Productivity / Climatic Factors Affecting Animal Health / Sanitary Specifications for Drinking Water and How It is Contaminated and Purified / The Health Importance of Water Used in Fish Farms / Sanitary Specifications for Horse, Cattle, Sheep, and Camel Stables / Public Health Rules in Poultry Projects / Sanitary Disposal of Animal and Poultry Waste.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: VMD 342
Objectives of the course :

1. To provide students with skills related to the epidemiology of animal and poultry diseases.
2. Providing students with the best environmental conditions suitable for animals and poultry to maintain their health and improve their productivity.
3. Provide students with various strategies for preventing, combating, and controlling infectious diseases.

Course outputs :

1. Students will be able to plan the methods and strategies used in disease prevention, control, and eradication.
2. Students will be able to interpret and analyze available data in the field of disease prevention.
3. Students will be able to evaluate and justify health measures applied within animal and poultry farms.

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  • Last updated: 2026-06-04

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