TOPIC                                                                                      LECTURER

 1.    Introduction                                                                           Dr. Busayi
        i  Course Outline
       ii  Course objectives
      iii  Concept of Health, Diseases and Animal Welfare
      iv  Causes of Diseases
       v  Effects of Diseases
      vi  Control/Prevention of Animal Diseases
     vii  The Animal Health Act.-An Overview

 2.   Bacterial Diseases                                                                    Dr. Stewart,
        i  Anthrax
       ii  Blackleg
      iii  Haemorragic Septicaenia
      iv  Johne’s disease
       v  Pink eye
      vi  Tuberculosis
     vii  Botulism
    viii  Brucellosis
      ix  Leptospirosis
       x  Lumpy Jaw                                                                         Dr. Busayi
      xi  Pododernatitis
     xii  Tetanus
    xiii  Wooden tongue

 3.   Toxicology                                                                             Dr. Nasvingwe
       i   Poisonous Plants
      ii   Heavy metals and Peoticides
     iii   Hycotoxins and feed additives

 4.   Mastitis:- An overview                                                          Dr. Tyrer

SECOND TERM

 TOPIC                                                                                  LECTURER
 l.    VIRAL DISEASES
       i   Foot-and-mouth disease                                                  DR. BUSAYI
      ii   Bovine malignant catarrh
     iii   Bovine viral diarrhoea
     iv   Blue tongue
      v   Lumpy skin disease
     vi   Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis)
    vii   Rinderpest/Cattle Plague
   viii   Rabies
     ix   Rift valley fever

 2.  PROTOZOAN/RICKETTSIAL DISEASES
      i   Theileriesis                                                                   DR. STEWART
     ii   Babesiosiq/Redwater
    iii   Anaplasmosis/gallsickness
    iv   Trypanosoiaiasis/Nagana
     v   Heartwater/Cowdriosis

3.  PARASITIC DISEASES
     i   External parasites (Ectoparasites)                                    DR. HUSAYI
    ii   Internal parasites (Endoparasites)
   iii   Fungal diseases

THIRD TERM

 TOPIC                                                                             LECTURER

1.  POULTRY DISEASES                                                    DRS. SAMKANGE & NDENGU
     i   BACTERIAL DISEASES
         a   Colibacillosis
         b   Fowl cholera
         c   Hycoplasmosis
         d  Samonellosis

    ii   VIRAL DISEASES
         a   Gumboro disease
         b   Fowl Pox
         c   Marek s disuse/lymphoid leukoois
         d   Newcastle disease

    iii   PARASITIC/FUNGAL DISEASES
         a   Aspergillosis
         b   Ascaridiasis
         c   Coccidiosis
         d   Scaly leg; lice; etc.

   iv   NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
         a   Riboflavian deficiency
         b   Crazy chick disease
         c   Rickets

    v   MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS
         a   Sudden death syndrome (layers)
         b   Stunting syndrome     (broilers)
         c  Internal layer
         d   Prolapse of the oviduct
         e   Cannibalism

2.  PIG DISEASES                                                                          DR. HUSAYI
     i   Basic information about pigs
    ii   Behavioral problems
   iii   Reducing perinatal mortalities

3.  RACTEHIAL DISEASES                                                          DR. NURONDOTI
     i   Salmonelloais
    ii   Colibacillosis/Oedema diaeaae
   iii   Anthrax
   iv   Leptospirosis
    v   Coliform mastitis

4.  VIRAL DISEASES                                                                  DR. NUHONDOTI
     i   African swine fever
    ii   Hog cholera
   iii   Porcine Parvovirus Infection
   iv   Sheep/Goats

5.  VACCINATION PROGRAMMES (ZIMBABWE):                   DR  HUSAYI
     i   Cattle
    ii   Sheep/Goats
   iii   Pigs
   iv   Poultry