EAEVE FVE Survey on the European Veterinary Faculties Curriculum 63 feedbacks by 25.02.2014 UPDATED incl. FVM & FVHE Brno Laboratory Animal Medicine in European Veterinary Faculties Curriculum 1. Is Laboratory Animal Medicine part of the curriculum in your school? No, it is not part of our veterinary curriculum 12, % 8 Yes, as a separate subject 46,0 % 29 Yes, as part of other subjects 41,3 % 26 Answered question 63 Skipped question 0 faculty Country If the last one which subjects (e.g.: clinical pathology, anaesthesiology, animal welfare, ethics, etc.)? 1 Dublin Ireland All of the above, also animal handling 1 Nottingham United Kingdom The medicine and surgery of small rodents etc is taught across our integrated curriculum. There is no specific focus on lab animals except for within Personal and Professional Skills teaching where ethics and regulations around lab animals are taught. Some of this material is also delivered in Health and Welfare teaching, where husbandry etc is also covered 1 Bristol United Kingdom In a variety of year and units: Animal Management, Animal Health Science, Companion Animal Science and Farm Animal Science 2 Las Palmas Spain clinical pathology 2 Valencia Spain Domestic Animal Clinic II 2 N/A Spain both, as separate and as part: pathology, physiology, animal welfare, 2 Murcia Spain animal welfare, anaesthesiology. 3 Bucharest Romania anaesthesiology and general surgery, animal welfare management, physiology, infectious diseases and preventive medicine, internal medicine, parasitology 3 Sassari Italy Pharmacology and Toxicology 3 Bari Italy BIOETHICS (2nd year of course) 3 Teramo Italy Veterinary Legislation, Animal protection and deontology. 3 Messina Italy In the module Veterinary medical law, Veterinary legislation, Animal Protection and Ethics. 1
3 Cluj-Napoca Romania Separate subject but also as part of other subjects - Anesthesiology, ethics, legislation, ethology, animal welfare 4 Liege Belgium Ecology applied to Laboratory Animals 4 Toulouse France physiology, general toxicology, reproduction, ethology, anesthesia, imaging, zoonosis,... 4 Ghent Belgium optional track in final year 5 Vienna Austria 1. The obligatory part for all students is included in Clinical pathology and anaesthesiology. 2. An additional obligatory part is mandatory for the students in the track of specialisation "Laboratory Animal Medicine" (10 students per year). 5 Berlin Germany Animal welfare 6 Helsinki Finland Comparative anatomy and physiology; Veterinary ethics and animal welfare 6 Jelgava Latvia Animal welfare, Veterinary ethics 6 Oslo Norway For veterinary students: A 2 day obligatory theoretical course in semester 6, as a part of a course about animal welfare. Plus a 2 day obligatory practical course in handling/techniques on live animals in semester. Plus a 5 day elective course, both theoretical and practical, in the last semester. 6 Kaunas Lithuania and part of other subjects: Applied biology and Laboratory animals, Physiology, Animal welfare, etc. Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic Physiology, Pathological physiology, Parasitology; Parasitology of Wild and Exotic Animals, Animal Protection and Ethology, Toxicology Ljubljana Slovenia Anatomy of laboratory and exotic animals, Veterinary physiology Zagreb Croatia Diseases and Treatment of Pet Birds, Exotic Pets and Laboratory Animals; Pathology of Laboratory Animals 8 Erzurum Turkey Animal Welfare 8 Burdur Turkey physiology, pathology, anesthesiology, internal medicine 8 Skopje FYROM It is a part of animal welfare and part of anatomy of laboratory and exotic animals. 2. If Laboratory Animal Medicine is part of your school veterinary curriculum, it is Obligatory 4,2 % 25 Elective 39,6 % 21 Part is obligatory, part is elective 13,2 % Answered question 53 Skipped question 0 3. How many hours are dedicated to teaching of Laboratory Animal Medicine? faculty Country Response Number of hours obligatory 2 Number of hours elective Students can choose any type of elective during their EMS studies 1 Nottingham United Kingdom integrated across 1 Bristol United Kingdom 10 2 Las Palmas Spain 100 200 2 Villa Real Portugal 2 hours weekly during the 1st semester 2 Barcelona Spain 6 ECTS 2 N/A Spain 10 60 2 Madrid Alfonso X el Sabio Spain 3 2 Caceres Spain 0 0 2 Cordoba Spain 30
2 Murcia Spain 15 2 Zaragoza Spain elective I (5 hours); elective II (5 hours) 3 Bucharest Romania approx. 30 56 3 Sassari Italy 3 0 3 Bari Italy 5 3 Teramo Italy 8 3 Tirana Albania 5 3 Parma Italy 10 32 3 Messina Italy 2 (Ethics and Legislation) 30 3 Cluj-Napoca Romania 40 42 4 Liege Belgium 5 hours 4 Toulouse France approx. 35 h. 4 Ghent Belgium 3 ECTS 40 hrs 5 Giessen Germany 16 hours 5 Hannover Germany 14 5 Vienna Austria 1. for all students: 50 hours; 2. for the students in the track of specialisation: 360 hours. 5 Berlin Germany 2 SWS p.a. 5 Munich Germany 15 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland 0 80 6 Helsinki Finland 6 h 6 ECTS course (not organised by the Faculty) 6 Jelgava Latvia 3 6 Uppsala Sweden 80 h 6 Oslo Norway For veterinary students: 4 days x hours = 28 hours. 35 h 6 Tartu Estonia 26 6 Kaunas Lithuania 20 50 Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic 14 in case of practicals 4 (lectures) - *It is approx. 5 h for Toxicology, 5 h for Animal Protection and Ethology and 1h for other subjects (the same numbers are for both faculties) Lublin Poland 15 Budapest Hungary 23 Wroclaw Poland 30 Zagreb Croatia 90 hours 30 hours Warsaw Poland 15 Olsztyn Poland 15 8 Ankara Turkey 14 hours /semester 8 Elazig Turkey 1 8 Erzurum Turkey 2 8 Afyon Turkey 1 8 Aydin Turkey 2 8 Istanbul Turkey 2h theatrical and 1h practice 8 Van Turkey 3+3 (theatrical +practice) 8 Skopje FYROM 15+15 15+30 4. If Laboratory Animal Medicine is part of your school veterinary curriculum, could it be considered as equivalent of the FELASA C programme? Yes 44,0 % 22 No 56,0 % 28 Answered question 50 3 Skipped question 13
5. Are graduates of your school recognised by the responsible competent authority as ready to perform the role of the designated veterinarian (junior stage) in a laboratory facility? Don`t know 20,0 % 12 Yes 45,0 % 2 No 35,0 % 21 Answered question 60 Skipped question 3 Country If not, what further requirements are needed? 1 United Kingdom In UK, the Named Veterinary Surgeon normally has post-graduate qualifications 2 Spain ROYAL DECREE 1201/2005: Up to 4 categories specialist staff in experimental animals 3 Portugal Training Course in Lab Animals 4 Belgium Graduates should follow the programme of the Certificate in Animal Sciences 5 Germany According to the German Animal Welfare Law, a person named "Tierschutzbeauftragter" (requirements: vet, three years experience in lab animal medicine, FELASA C) is obligatory, which is not identical to the designated veterinarian according to the Directive 2010/63/EU 5 Switzerland FELASA A 6 Finland The ABC of Animal Experiments (6 ECTS;, leads to scientist competence to work with laboratory animals) 6 Sweden More hands on training is needed and a full FELASA C and veterinary pathology 6 Norway The obligatory curriculum is considered to be equivalent to FELASA B. If you want to work as a researcher in Norway you have to take an additional FELASA C course after examination. Slovenia They need to obtain the additional knowledge in advanced study on laboratory animals. At least 60 hours of additional training is needed. Czech Republic The students have enough knowledge to be competent authority, however if they want to do experiments on laboratory animals they should absolve 1 week training course to obtain certificate. 8 Turkey Needed certificate programme 6. Does your school organize post-graduate courses or specific CPD programmes on Laboratory Animal Medicine? Yes 48,4 % 30 No 51,6 % 32 Answered question 62 Skipped question 1 faculty Country If yes please specify (e.g. 1 year Master programme, etc.) 1 Dublin Ireland In development 2 Las Palmas Spain Master Animal Health 2 Barcelona Spain Master in Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare accredited as FELASA Category D program by FELASA and accepted by competent authority for designated veterinarian and Animal welfare office 4
2 N/A Spain Specific courses: 3 to 6 months. 2 Cordoba Spain Intensive course 2 Lugo Spain National Official programme (ROYAL DECREE 1201/2005) 2 Zaragoza Spain Specific courses for FELASA levels B and C. Seminars and Info days 3 Teramo Italy Course of Post graduate school "Animal Health and Animal Husbandry" We offer a two years second level curriculum on Animal Biotechnology where we teach specific courses on Laboratory Animal Medicine. Within this Course veterinary students can take elective Courses. 3 Milano Italy Post-graduate specialization course 4 Liege Belgium The "Certificate in Animal Sciences in the laboratory" is a CPD Programme equivalent to the FELASA C programme. It's a one year programme (90h., 8 ECTS), compulsory for all students and graduates before performing research involving laboratory animals. 4 Toulouse France 3 week school diploma on animal experimentation (open to non vets, FELASA C accreditation) 4 Ghent Belgium yearly course with 80 hrs for non vets, 40 hrs for vets; additionally CPD course 5 Vienna Austria FELASA B, FELASA D (transgenetics and biotechnology of reproduction; anesthesia and analgesia for laboratory animals) 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland Ph.D. program 6 Helsinki Finland the above mentioned 6 ECTS course is not organised by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 6 Uppsala Sweden FELASA C courses and participation in the National ECLAM program to be a Diplomate 6 Oslo Norway We also organize the post-graduate FELASA C course. It is a 5 day theoretical course plus 3 days (21 hours) of practical training at a lab animal facility. 6 Kaunas Lithuania doctoral study Ljubljana Slovenia Additional knowledge in advanced study on laboratory animals. At least 60 hours of additional training is needed. Budapest Hungary 80 hour + 20 hour course obligatory for PhD students Zagreb Croatia Laboratory Animals Breeding and Pathology (2 Years Postgraduate university specialist study, 120 ECTS) Olsztyn Poland 2 year specialization for veterinarians Laboratory animal medicine 8 Ankara Turkey 40 hours 8 Elazig Turkey It is changeable according to demand 8 Erzurum Turkey 10 working days (40 h theoretical + 40 h practice = 80 h in total) "COURSE FOR LAB ANIMAL USE" (for Graduates/Postgraduates) 8 Istanbul Turkey A certificate programme of the responsible care and use of lab. animals 8 Van Turkey 1 month certificate programme for how to use laboratory animals in research 8 Skopje FYROM There is an elective subject in 3 year PhD study program at the level of University.. Other comments in relation to teaching of Laboratory Animal Medicine. faculty Country Response 2 Villa Real Portugal Laboratory Animal Medicine is an obligatory subject in our doctoral program in Veterinary Sciences 2 Caceres Spain Actually, the students have the possibility to get skills on Laboratory Animal Medicine in a parallel course that it is being organized each course. During 2013 there have been two editions directed to students (on one side) and staff (on the other one) as a training for users of laboratory animals in teaching and research (SECAL-FELASA category B). And there is another course, starting thus year, directed to Category C. Our curriculum contains an elective subject: Laboratory Animal Biology and Pathology (28 hours 3 Bucharest Romania courses and 28 hours laboratory). 3 Bari Italy Workshops are in planning 3 Teramo Italy Ethic committee with Medical and Surgical School University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti Ist. Zooprofilattico Abruzzo-Molise Within the Veterinary curriculum we don't have a specific course on laboratory animal medicine but we teach specific topics within courses related to ethics, legislation, genetics and welfare. Knowledge and skills on laboratory animals and experimental designs are spread in the curriculum 4 Toulouse France over 1st to 4th year. 5 Vienna Austria FELASA B programme is part of the track of specialisation. 5
5 Berlin Germany We are planning to organize the FELASA course on campus. 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland We have a full size Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences 6 Helsinki Finland the obligatory part is focused on anatomy, physiology, handling and welfare of laboratory animals In the next future the Laboratory Animal Medicine should be included in veterinary curriculum as 6 Jelgava Latvia separate subject. 6 Uppsala Sweden Our students focus on large animals since that is necessary for the MSc From 2014 01 will start postgraduate (doctoral study) programme "Protection of animals used for 6 Kaunas Lithuania scientific or educational purposes" for PhD students according to the directive EU 2010/63. Budapest Hungary Our system is similar to the German system except for the undergraduate course is obligatory Zagreb Croatia Education and training of persons working with laboratory animals (Categories A to C) are also organised on the Faculty Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic Bachelor study programme (3 years of study) at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology: obligatory subject: Welfare of laboratory animals and experiments on animals 8 Erzurum Turkey Additionally: "Exotic Animal Internal Medicine", Elective (1 h T + 1 h P = 2 h, in total) available 8 Istanbul Turkey 8 Van Turkey In addition to lessons, anatomy of lab. animals (1h theatrical), feeding of la. animals (1 h theatrical) and prasites of lab. animals (1 h theatrical) We have three lessons in our curriculum for this purpose: Laboratory animal breeding (1Teoric + 1 Practice) Exotic animal care (1Teoric + 1 Practice) Exotic animal medicine (1Teoric + 1 Practice) 6
Aquatic Animal Medicine & Aquaculture (Finfish and shellfish) in European Vet. Faculties Curriculum 8. Is Aquatic Animal Medicine and Aquaculture part of the curriculum in your school? No, it is not part of our veterinary curriculum 9, % 6 Yes, as a separate subject 54,8 % 34 Yes, as part of other subjects 35,5 % 22 Answered question 62 Skipped question 1 Name of the faculty Country If the last one which subjects (e.g.: clinical pathology, anesthesiology, animal welfare, ethics, etc.)? 1 Nottingham United Kingdom As previously, fish are integrated across the curriculum along with other species. 1 Bristol United Kingdom Various years and units: Animal Management, Animal Health Science, Veterinary Public Health, Clinical Sciences 2 Leon Spain Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Diseases 2 Cordoba Spain Infectious and parasitic diseases. 2 Murcia Spain Pathology, Animal Production 3 Coimbra Portugal Parasitology, Clinical Diseases, Food Inspection (OVS), Food Technology 3 Bucharest Romania animal production systems, animal welfare, animal hygiene, parasitology, infectious diseases, exotic pathology, science technology and food quality, pet breeding, inspection and control of specialized units for the production and processing of animal products, animal pathology in zoos and wild parks 3 Sassari Italy Parasitology, Food hygiene, Animal production 3 Bari Italy ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (2ns year of course), PROFESSIONALIZING DIDACTIC PATHWAYS (5th year of course) 3 Teramo Italy Inspection and Control of food: primary products of animal origin Aquaculture is a part of an integrated Course on Zootechnics and Animal Production whether Aquatic Animal Medicine is not present Aquaculture is in the subject "Aviculture and aquaculture", fish pathology is part of "Veterinary anatomical pathology" 3 Messina Italy "Propedeutic to inspection of food of animal origin" and "Inspection and control of fresh food of animal origin" and "Inspection and control of milk, honey, eggs and processed foods" 4 Liege Belgium Introduction to fish diseases 4 Ghent Belgium Pathology, morphology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology,... 6 Helsinki Finland Comparative anatomy and physiology; Diseases of poultry, fish, game, fur animals and bees 6 Jelgava Latvia Diseases of Miscellaneous Animals II 6 Oslo Norway Fish is also taught in all other subject from anatomy and physiology, but we also have separate subjects 6 Kaunas Lithuania Infectious and Non-infectious Fish Diseases and Principles of Pond Fishery ; Food Hygiene(diseases); Hygiene and Technology of Aquatic Animal Products Budapest Hungary Aquaculture, Fish hygiene and disease, pet fish disease Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic separate subject: Diseases of fish and bees, part of subject: Zoology, Animal Protection and Ethology, Toxicology Biology and pathology of fish, Aquaculture, Ornamental aquaculture and Diversity and protection of 8 Skopje FYROM fish
9. If Aquatic Animal Medicine and Aquaculture is part of your school veterinary curriculum, it is Obligatory 61,8 % 34 Elective 16,4 % 9 Part is obligatory, part is elective 21,8 % 12 Answered question 55 Skipped question 8 10. How many hours are dedicated to teaching of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Aquaculture? faculty Country Number of hours obligatory Number of hours elective 1 N/A United Kingdom 1 Dublin Ireland about 10 1 Nottingham United Kingdom Students can choose any type of elective during their EMS studies 1 Bristol United Kingdom 9 2 Las Palmas Spain 100 400 2 Villa Real Portugal 2 hours weekly 2 Valencia Spain 25 2 Barcelona Spain 3 ECTS 2 N/A Spain 0 60 2 Leon Spain 6 2 Madrid Alfonso X el Sabio Spain 3 2 Caceres Spain 10 2 Cordoba Spain 30 30 2 Murcia Spain 15 2 Zaragoza Spain 100 hours (5 for ictiopathology + 25 aquaculture) 3 Coimbra Portugal 20h 3 Bucharest Romania approx. 50 15 (integrated in an elective master module) and 10 (integrated to another elective master module) 3 Sassari Italy 15 20 3 Bari Italy 8 3 Teramo Italy 18 3 Tirana Albania 5 13 About 30 hours for Aquaculture; about 6 hours for fish pathology 15 hours of theory and 15 hours of practicals (5 3 Messina Italy hours per each teaching) 20 3 Cluj-Napoca Romania 30 - Topics included in - animal breeding, infectious and parasitic diseases 42 - Fish breeding and pathology 4 Liege Belgium 10 hours 4 Toulouse France 3 h 8
4 Ghent Belgium variable 5 Giessen Germany 12 28 5 Hannover Germany 5 Vienna Austria 23 hours 5 Berlin Germany 2 SWS a.p. 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland 0 10 6 Helsinki Finland 13 h 2 ECTS elective course, specific focus on food hygiene 6 Jelgava Latvia 24 6 Uppsala Sweden 6 Oslo Norway 56 h aquatic medicine in 8.th semester about 1300 h as elective track the last year 6 Kaunas Lithuania 20 80 Ljubljana Slovenia 35 Lublin Poland 45 Budapest Hungary 24 18+20 Wroclaw Poland 25 Zagreb Croatia 36 hours (Biology and Pathology of Aquatic Organisms) 30 hours Warsaw Poland 25 Olsztyn Poland 30 Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic 23 14 (lectures) - *Diseases of fish and bees (14 lectures, 14 practicals), zoology (1), Animal Protection and Ethology (4), Toxicology (4) (the same numbers are for both faculties) 8 Ankara Turkey 56 hours /semester 8 Elazig Turkey 3 8 Afyon Turkey 1 8 Aydin Turkey 3 8 Istanbul Turkey 2 hours 8 Burdur Turkey 2 8 Van Turkey 3+2 (Theoretic + Practice) 8 Skopje FYROM 30+30 15+15, 15+15, 15+ 15 11. Does your school organize post-graduate courses or specific CPD programmes on Aquatic Animal Medicine and Aquaculture? Yes 31, % 19 No 68,3 % 41 Answered question 60 Skipped question 3 faculty Country If yes please specify (e.g. 1 year Master programme, etc.) 2 Las Palmas Spain Master Aquaculture 2 Barcelona Spain 1 year Aquaculture Master (coordinated between three Universities, UAB, UB and UPC) Specialization courses (2-4 days) on different aspects of fish health (diagnostic, vaccination, welfare, therapeutics) every 1-2 years 2 Leon Spain A course (3 ECTS) integrated in a Master Program 2 Lugo Spain Master's Degree in Aquaculture; Master s Degree in Marine Biology 3 Bucharest Romania Ph D 3 Sassari Italy Specialization school in food Hygiene 9
3 Bari Italy Master for operators of the marine resources 3 Teramo Italy Post graduate schools "Food Hygiene and inspection" and "Animal Health and Animal Husbandry" Master in Aquaculture and Ichthyopatology School of Specialization (three years, national level) in "Hygiene and control of fishery and aquaculture products" 3 Messina Italy Specialization School: "Inspection of food of animal origin" and "Breeding, hygiene and pathology of aquatic species and monitoring of their by-products" 4 Liege Belgium "Advanced Master in Aquaculture" a full one year programme, co-organized by the FMV and the Faculty of Sciences in ULg. 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland Ph.D. program 6 Helsinki Finland The 2 ECTS course (see above) is organised once in 4-6 years, both veterinary students and veterinarians may attend 6 Jelgava Latvia Course in Aquaculture - 240 hours Ljubljana Slovenia Doctoral programme of Biomedicine. Zagreb Croatia Basics of Aquaculture, General and Specific fish examination tests - CPE courses 8 Skopje FYROM There is an elective subject in 3 year PhD study program at the level of University. 12. Other comments in relation to teaching of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Aquaculture. faculty Country Response 2 Barcelona Spain 1 seminar on fish diseases. Subject "Poltica Sanita ria i Malalties d'importancia Legal" (Health policy and diseases with legal relevance) 2 Cordoba Spain In our faculty is part of infectious diseases and a elective subject 3 Bucharest Romania Having in view that the students are more and more interested in this subject (proved by the approach of this subject within the graduation thesis) and also the increased interest of the public in this matter, we are considering developing our curriculum in this direction. Among others, strictly pertaining subjects are "Farming techniques of aquatic organisms", "Feeding and nutrition of aquatic animals", "Pathology of aquatic animals", "Pharmacology of aquatic animals", "Toxicology of aquatic animals", "Therapy of aquatic animals". 4 Toulouse France In France, CPD programs dedicated to aquaculture and aquatic animal medicine are delegated to Oniris (Nantes Vet school) 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland Institute of Fish Diseases 6 Helsinki Finland teaching is focused on anatomy & physiology and food hygiene Brno (FVM & FVHE) 8 Van Turkey Czech Republic There is also elective subject Fishery (focusing on fish problematic in general) 14h of lectures, 14 h of practicals) on both faculties and elective subject Hygiene and Technology of Fish and Fish Products (14 h of practicals and 14 h of lectures) at Faculty of Hygiene and Ecology. Bachelor study programme (3 years of study) at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology: obligatory subject: Welfare of fish and fishery and elective subjects Fisheries We have three lessons in our curriculum for this purpose: Fisheries and fish diseases (1Teoric + 0 Practice) Exotic animal care (1Teoric + 1 Practice) Exotic animal medicine (1Teoric + 1 Practice) 10
Bee Health Medicine in European Veterinary Faculties Curriculum 13. Is Bee Health Medicine part of the curriculum in your school? No, it is not part of our veterinary curriculum 14,8 % 9 Yes, as a separate subject 4,5 % 29 Yes, as part of other subjects 3, % 23 Answered question 61 Skipped question 2 faculty Country If the last one which subjects (e.g.: clinical pathology, anesthesiology, animal welfare, ethics, etc.)? 1 Nottingham United Kingdom Contained within Public Health teaching 1 Bristol United Kingdom Veterinary Public Health, Farm Animal Science 2 Las Palmas Spain Infective diseases 2 Barcelona Spain Bee production 2 N/A Spain animal health 2 Murcia Spain Biology, Parasitic Diseases 3 Coimbra Portugal Parasitology, Clinical Diseases, Honey Biochemistry, Food Technology 3 Bucharest Romania animal production systems, science technology and food quality, infectious diseases 3 Sassari Italy Food hygiene 3 Bari Italy Hygiene And Safety Control Of Milk, Eggs And Honey (3rd year of course), Professionalizing Didactic Pathways (5th year of course), intramural practical supervised training 3 Teramo Italy Veterinary toxicology and pharmacology; Veterinary parasitology and parasitic disease; Epidemiology and Infectious disease part of elective Course on Public health 3 Parma Italy Food hygiene 3 Messina Italy In the module "Rabbit, poultry and bee production" (6 hours of theory and 4 hours of practicals), "Inspection and control of milk, honey, eggs and processed foods" (2 hours of theory and 1 hour of practicals), "Veterinary medical law, veterinary legislation, animal protection and ethics (Large animal)" (1 hour of theory) and in the Tirocinio of Food Hygiene" (2 hours of practicals). 3 Cluj-Napoca Romania infectious and parasitic diseases 4 Liege Belgium "Parasitology", "Food technology, safety and quality" 4 Ghent Belgium bacteriology, parasitology 6 Helsinki Finland Diseases of poultry, fish, game, fur animals and bees 6 Jelgava Latvia Diseases of Miscellaneous Animals I 6 Oslo Norway Veterinary microbiology and parasitology Budapest Hungary Bee hygiene and disease Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic separate subject: Diseases of fish and bees, part of other subject (Zoology, Toxicology) 8 Skopje FYROM Biology and pathology of bees, Beekeeping, Organic beekeeping 11
14. If Bee Health Medicine is part of your school veterinary curriculum, it is Obligatory 56,6 % 30 Elective 20,8 % 11 Part is obligatory, part is elective 22,6 % 12 Answered question 53 Skipped question 10 15. How many hours are dedicated to teaching of Bee Health Medicine? faculty Country Number of hours obligatory Number of hours elective 1 Nottingham United Kingdom 1 day practical on rotations, some integrated delivery within public health teaching in year 4 Students can choose any type of elective during their EMS studies 1 Bristol United Kingdom Currently under review 2 Las Palmas Spain 2 2 2 Valencia Spain 25 2 Barcelona Spain 6 hours 2 N/A Spain 4 0 2 Leon Spain 4 2 Madrid Alfonso X el Sabio Spain 4 4 2 Caceres Spain 6 2 Cordoba Spain 30 2 Murcia Spain 20 2 Zaragoza Spain 5 hours (bee health and production) 3 Coimbra Portugal 6 3 Bucharest Romania approx. 14 3 Sassari Italy 2 4 3 Bari Italy 6 3-8 up to 125 3 Teramo Italy 10 3 Tirana Albania 25 12 3 Parma Italy 5 3 Messina Italy 9 hours of theory and hours of practicals 8 3 Cluj-Napoca Romania 12 3 Milano Italy 120 4 Liege Belgium 45 min. (parasitology) - 5 min. (food technology) 4 Toulouse France 3 h 4 Ghent Belgium variable 5 Giessen Germany 14 5 Hannover Germany 5 Vienna Austria 45 hours 5 Berlin Germany 2 SWS p.a. 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland 6 12 6 Helsinki Finland 5 h 2 ECTS Bee Nova Course 12
6 Jelgava Latvia 21 6 Oslo Norway 3 h 6 Kaunas Lithuania 4 50 Ljubljana Slovenia 35 Lublin Poland 30 Budapest Hungary 12 Wroclaw Poland 25 Zagreb Croatia 36 hours (Biol. & Pathol. of Beneficial Insects) 15 hours Warsaw Poland 25 30 Olsztyn Poland 30 Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic 1 12 -* Diseases of fish and bees (12 practicals, 12 lectures), Zoology (1),Toxicology (4) (the same numbers are for both faculties) 8 Ankara Turkey 14 hours /semester 8 Elazig Turkey 1 8 Afyon Turkey 1 8 Aydin Turkey 3 8 Istanbul Turkey 2 hours 8 Burdur Turkey 2 8 Van Turkey 1+0 (Theoretical + Practice) 8 Skopje FYROM 15+30 15+15, 15+ 15 16. Does your school organize post-graduate courses or specific CPD programmes on Bee Health Medicine? Yes 19,3 % 11 No 80, % 46 Answered question 5 Skipped question 6 faculty Country If yes please specify (e.g. 1 year Master programme, etc.) 2 Cordoba Spain Specific courses 3 Sassari Italy Specialization school in food hygiene 3 Bari Italy Refresher course for Veterinarians (CME accreditation) Department of Veterinary Medicine, "Veterinarian skills in beekeeping" 3 Teramo Italy Post graduate schools "Food Hygiene and inspection" and "Animal Health and Animal Husbandry" 4 Ghent Belgium occasional CPD course 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland Ph.D. programme 6 Helsinki Finland The 2 ECTS course (see above) is not organised by the Faculty of veterinary medicine Ljubljana Slovenia Doctoral programme Biomedicine. Zagreb Croatia Bees diseases - CPE course 8 Aydin Turkey Virology, parasitology and microbiology departments may give lectures related with bee health medicine and MSc and PhD thesis on the same subjects. 8 Skopje FYROM There is an elective subject in 3 year PhD study program at the level of University. 13
1. Other comments in relation to teaching of Bee Health Medicine. faculty Country Response 1 N/A United Kingdom Covered in parasitology and veterinary public health courses where we also consider quality of honey 2 Cordoba Spain In our Faculty we have a specific laboratory to work in Bee health 3 Bari Italy The intramural practical supervised training called "tirocinio" in Food Hygiene and Public Health (125 h) can be electively chosen on Bee Health Medicine and, in this case, it is mainly performed at the experimental apiary and at the "honey processing plant (regularly registered by the Local competent authority - n 0488A25) in the Veterinary Campus. It is focused on student learning, training in the art of beekeeping and Bee Health Medicine. Within the Area o the Department we have got apiary and we have got a lab for honey extraction. 4 Toulouse France Same remark (Oniris Nantes vet school) 5 Vetsuisse Switzerland Institute of Bee Health 6 Oslo Norway It may be mentioned that our laboratories are national reference laboratories for bee diseases for the Food Safety Authority since many years back. For example, we are involved in the diagnosis around fighting a large outbreak of Melissococcus plutonius in since 2010. We hope for the first time in the world to clean out such an outbreak from an area. The key is the use of sensitive real-time PCR that selects infected cubes before it becomes disease. All beehives in college is screened in 2011 (15000 items), totalling 3,000 cubes are killed and redeveloped. Brno (FVM & FVHE) Czech Republic There is also elective subject Beekeeping (focusing on bees problematic in general) 14 h of lectures, 14 h of practicals) on both faculties and elective subject Hygiene and Technology of Eggs and Honey (14 h of practicals and 14 h of lectures) at Faculty of Hygiene and Ecology. Bachelor study programme (3 years of study) at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology: obligatory subject: Welfare of fish and fishery, bees and beekeeping and elective subjects Beekeeping 8 Van Turkey We have one lesson in our curriculum for this purpose: Bee Diseases (1Teoric + 0 Practice) 14