Farm Biosecurity

Farm Biosecurity is a postgraduate master study that offers necessary education to doctors of veterinary medicine and other related professionals through upgrading their knowledge and skills acquired in their graduate studies for work in the field of farm biosecurity, aiming at protection of animal health and welfare, along with human and environmental protection. Nowadays, the concept of biosecurity, which implies an integral approach to managing the risks for human and animal health, including control of agricultural pests and environmental safety, has been integrated in the context of veterinary hygiene and public health. One of the special tasks of biosecurity is control of zoonoses, as well as of other risks of animal origin threatening humans and the environment. Therefore, any livestock production without engagement of these experts is hard to imagine.

Upon completion of the postgraduate study, the students acquire the qualification of a specialist who is theoretically and practically qualified and competent to work in the field of farm biosecurity. Upon completion of the study, the students will be able to:

– evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of certain animal housing systems and to analyse the quality of the microclimatic complex
–  assess the impact of soil, water and air on animal health and productivity and explain the environmental impact of animals
–  define the term biosecurity and explain the impact of biosecurity measures on animal health and welfare
–  apply methods of preventing the intake and spread of invasive diseases in animal breeding
–  explain the features of the most important pathogens of infectious diseases
–  explain the mechanism of toxic effects of pesticides on the organism
–  define the basic principles of immunoprophylaxis
–  plan disinfection implementation
–  plan disinsection implementation
–  plan deratisation implementation
–  explain and identify the risk factors in animal farming
–  prepare and interpret checklists, apply assessment forms and point out gaps in the implementation of biosecurity measures.

Upon completing the study, students receive specialist qualification, making them competent for work in the field of farm biosecurity. Students having enrolled and completed particular subjects from the study programme, as well as those having enrolled the entire study programme but without passing all exams including final exam, can receive a certificate on the particular segment of the study programme as part of their continuing lifelong education with the respective ECTS credits.

ECTS: 60 ECTS
Tuition fee is 7500 € per semester or 15000 € in total
Head of the study: Professor Kristina Matković, PhD
e-mail: kmatkov@vef.hr

Farm Biosecurity
21. Apr
Great news!

Great news!

This postgraduate master course has entered the final stage of accreditation at the University of Zagreb. So we expect to be enrolling new students in the Fall of 2021. Stay tuned and watch the news on our webpage!  

prof. dr. sc. Kristina Matković

redovita profesorica u trajnom izboru
Kristina Matković

izv. prof. dr. sc. Mario Ostović

Predstojnik; izvanredni profesor
Mario Ostović

prof. dr. sc. Željko Pavičić

redoviti profesor, trajno zvanje
Željko Pavičić

prof. dr. sc. Tatjana Živičnjak

Predstojnica, redovita profesorica
Tatjana Živičnjak

prof. dr. sc. Branka Šeol Martinec

redovita profesorica, trajno zvanje

izv. prof. dr. sc. Josipa Habuš

izvanredna profesorica
Josipa Habuš

prof. dr. sc. Andreja Prevendar Crnić

Predstojnica; redovita profesorica u trajnom izboru
Andreja Prevendar Crnić

prof. dr. sc. Marina Pavlak

Predstojnica; redovita profesorica
Marina Pavlak

Obligatory Courses

1.  Farm animal housing hygiene
2.  Air, soil and water hygiene
3.  Biosecurity standards and animal welfare
4.  Sanitary parasitology
5. Sanitary microbiology
6. Clinical toxicology of insecticides and rodenticides
7.  Immunization as a biosecurity measure
8.  Applied disinfection
9.  Applied disinsection
10. Applied deratisation
11. Applied veterinary epidemiology in farm animals
12. Farm biosecurity assessment
Elective course

 

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