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14I3O02 - Diseases of bees

Course specification
Course title Diseases of bees
Acronym 14I3O02
Study programme Veterinary Medicine
Module
Type of study Integrated academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 2.0 Status obligatory
    Condition enrolling of semester Oblik uslovljenosti
    The goal To acquire knowledge on bee infectious disease and skills that are important in order to recognize symptoms, to diagnose and to control and eradicate diseases of bee-hive and bees.
    The outcome Student should acquire knowledge on the basic elements, to understand pathological processes, to recognize first symptoms and to perform differential diagnosis on bee-hive as well as bee diseases. Student should acquire knowledge how to take sample for laboratory diagnosis, to perform specific laboratory tests and procedures and to apply appropriate treatment and therapy.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Adult bee diseases. Clinical symptoms, sampling, diagnosis, treatment and control measures of diseases as follows: Spring (May) disease, aspergilosis, nosemosis, amebosis, akarosis, senotenijasis, bee septicemia, bee paratyphus, bee paralysis, varrosis, braulosis, Tropilelaps clare infestation, viral bee diseases (wing deformation, cloudy wing disease, Kashmir disease, apis iridiscent virus. Bee-hive diseases. Clinical symptoms, sampling, diagnosis, treatment and control measures of diseases as follows: American and European foul brood, stone and chalk foul brood, sac brood, etinosis, mycoses. Bee Queen diseases and anomaly: melanosis, unfertilized eggs, catalepsies, hereditary anomalies, genital passages and oviduct obstruction. Insect immune mechanisms, role of the haemolymph, apidecines. Veterinary and sanitary measures to control bee diseases.
    Contents of exercises Sampling, packing and transportation of the sample from bee-hive and bee in order to perform laboratory testing of infectious diseases of bees. Microbiology methods in diagnosis of nosemosis, acarosis, varrosis, braulosis, bee paralysis, spring (May) disease and Tropilaelaps clarae. Virological methods in order to diagnose bee viral diseases (insect tissue culture, serological methods). Diagnostic work on American and European foul brood diseases, stone and chalk brood disease, sac brood diagnosis. OIE recommendations for control and eradication of bee diseases.
    Literature
    1. 1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee 4. Praktikum iz bolesti pčela, Bacić Dragan i Sonja Obrenović (Original title)
    2. 1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee (Original title)
    3. 1. Lolin Miroslava: Bolesti pčela, Veterinarski fakultet, Beograd, 1986. 2. Dobrić Đ: Bolesti pčela, FVM, Beograd, 2000. 3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Colony collapse disorder, heney bee 4. Praktikum iz bolesti pčela, Bacić Dragan i Sonja Obrenović (Original title)
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    1 1
    Methods of teaching Theoretical and practical work in laboratory
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 10 Test paper
    Practical lessons 10 Oral examination 60
    Projects
    Colloquia 20
    Seminars