Teaching

Office hours

From September to July from Monday to Friday from 12 am to 14 pm (except Tuesdays of the 3^rd Bimester), by direct appointment / telephone contact / e-mail.

Presence mode.

Section of Obstetric Clinic, Department of Veterinary Medicine Strada Prov.le to Casamassima Km, 3 70010 Valenzano (Ba)

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Teaching materials

• PWP and PDF presentations available on Microsoft Teams platform.
• Lecture notes;

Courses

Pathology of animal reproduction, Course's Degree Course in Veterinary Medicine (2022-2023).

Gynecological and andrological clinic of horses (PDP of Equine Clinic), Course's Degree in Veterinary Medicine (2022-2023).

Female reproductive functions, School of Specialization in Reproductive Physiopathology of Domestic Animals (2022/2023).

Artificial insemination of domestic animals, School of Specialization in Reproductive Physiopathology of Domestic Animals (2022/2023).

Training Internship in Reproduction of domestic animals as part of the Animal Science Course - DiMeV (2022-2023).

Teaching Program

Module of Pathology of animal reproduction, Course's Degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Oestrus cycle and hormonal regulation of mare, bovine, buffalo, sheep, goat, sow, bitch, cat. Reproductive activity in the male. Fundamental characteristics of sperm in various animal species. Semen collection techniques. Macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of the semen. Extender and Semen Dilution Techniques. Chilled and frozen semen. Instrumental insemination in all domestic animal species. Pharmacological control of reproduction. Embryo-Transfer. Pregnancy diagnosis. Pathology of the female reproductive system (ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina). Outline of the pathology of the male reproductive system (testicles, accessory sex glands, penis). Embryonic mortality and abortions. General concepts on infectious (bacterial, viral) and parasitic diseases related to animal reproduction.

Referral Texts

• NOAKES D.E., PARKINSON T.J., ENGLAND G.C.W., Arthur’s Veterinary Reproduction & Obstetrics, 10^th Ed., 2018.
• H. ARTHUR, Ostetricia e Riproduzione degli animali domestici, Bologna, Grasso, 1980.
• SALI G. Manuale di teriogenologia bovina, Ed. Agricole Bologna, 1996.
• McKINNON A.O., VOSS. J.L., Equine reproduction, Lea&Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993.
•  McENTEEK., Reproductive Pathology of Domestic Mammals”, Academic Press, 1990.
• S.D. JOHNSTON, M.V. ROOT KUSTRITZ, P.N.S. OLSON, Canine and feline theriogenology, W.B. Saunders Company, 2001.
• Lecture notes;
• PWP and PDF presentations available on Microsoft Teams platform.

Program of gynecological and andrological clinic of horses (Professional Educational Path of Equine Clinic), Course's Degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Practical activity and seminar on clinical cases of gynecology and andrology of horses with visits to equine farms in the area.

Program of the internship in Reproduction of domestic animals Course's Degree in Animal Sciences - DiMeV (2022-2023).

Practical activity of reproduction carried out in affiliated external structures and in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital: ambulatory clinics of small animals, Stables of large animals (cattle and horses), laboratories of animal reproductive biotechnologies.

Program of the course of 'Female reproductive functions' within the School of Specialization in Physio-Pathology of reproduction of domestic animals

Basics of clinical-functional anatomy of the female reproductive system. Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Endocrine regulation of female reproductive function. Estrous cycles of cattle, horses, small ruminants, pigs, buffaloes.

Referral  texts:

• NOAKES E., PARKINSON T.J., ENGLAND G.C.W., Arthur’s Ostetricia e Riproduzione Veterinaria, 8^ Ed., Edizione italiana a cura di Claudio De Fanti. Giraldi Editore, 2008.
• HAFEZ , HAFEZ E.S.E. Riproduzione negli Animali d’allevamento, Edizione Italiana coordinata da Eraldo Seren, Libreria Universitaria Edizioni. Ed. 2011. Capitoli: 1, 6, 7.
• PWP and PDF presentations available on Microsoft Teams platform.
• Lecture notes;

Program of the course of 'Artificial insemination of domestic animals' School of Specialization in Physio-Pathology of reproduction of domestic animals

Fundamental characteristics of sperm in differents animal species. Semen collection techniques. Macroscopic and microscopic semen evaluation. Extenders and semen dilution techniques. Semen refrigeration and freezing. Artificial insemination in all domestic farm animal. Pharmacological control of reproduction. Pregnancy diagnosis.

Referral  texts:

• NOAKES E., PARKINSON T.J., ENGLAND G.C.W., Arthur’s Ostetricia e Riproduzione Veterinaria, 8^ Ed., Edizione italiana a cura di Claudio De Fanti. Giraldi Editore, 2008.
• HAFEZ , HAFEZ E.S.E. Riproduzione negli Animali d’allevamento, Edizione Italiana coordinata da Eraldo Seren, Libreria Universitaria Edizioni. Ed. 2011. Capitoli: 1, 6, 7.
• Lecture notes;
• Presentazioni PWP e PDF disponibili su piattaforma Microsoft Teams.