Domestics Animals Ethology [ LVETE1230 ]

Basic knowledge in animal biology

1. 1.      Ethology: definitions and the four questions of Tinbergen; history; behavioural mechanisms (innate and acquired); evolution of behaviour (domestication effect). These notions are illustrated with examples related to domestic animals and Veterinary Medicine.
2. 2.      Ethograms : General characteristics of the behaviour of most domestic species are presented, and the students are making aware of the veterinary applications.
3. 3.      Questions about Veterinary Ethology and Animal Welfare: The potential applications of Ethology to improve animal welfare are discussed during seminars based on a student group work. (vol 2 ' 9h)
4. Learning how to obtain scientific documents (use of databases) and how to use them in the framework of the seminars  (vol 2 ' 6h)

Understanding how a healthy domestic animal is behaving, and how to understand it.

Search for and use of scientific documents

Evaluation of the group work during seminars.
Oral examination with preliminary preparation

Lectures