Consequences of preventing Ketosis on Ruminal acidosis and viceversa

Author: lorenzoehc

Created: 2019-09-21 11:03pm

Edited: 2019-12-01 04:45am

Keywords: ketosis, ruminal acidosis, interrelation between metabolic diseases

Description:

The activity proposed in this learning design aims to enhance the understanding of the students about two specific metabolic diseases (Ketosis and Ruminal acidosis) in dairy cows. After this activity, the students will not be only able to describe each of these two metabolic diseases, but also predict consequences of prevention of one of the diseases in the increased prevalence of the other.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

Describe the etiology, risk factors and pathophysiology of Ketosis and Ruminal Acidosis in dairy cows around parturition
Predict consequences of prevention of one of the diseases (e.g. Ketosis) in the increased prevalence of the other (e.g. Ruminal acidosis).

Resources		Tasks		Supports
Before the class
Literature available on blackboard about Ketosis and Ruminal acidosis	→	Students read the literature before the day of the lecture ↓	←	Selection of targeted literature for the students
During the class
Class will be recorded and it will available on Blackboard	→	Lecture about Ketosis and Ruminal acidosis in dairy cows ↓	←	Face to face interaction during the class
Discussion forum on blackboard
Literature available and class recorded (both available on Blackboard)	→	Students discuss advantages and disadvantages of 1) increasing starch content in the diet and 2) different types of starch, in the discussion forum (Blackboard) ↓	←	The lecturer moderates the discussion forum in order to guide the discussion in the right pathway
During the class
Literature, recorded class and discussion in the forum (all in Blackboard)	→	The lecturer and the students discuss about the different ideas discussed in the forum and the lecturer states the take home messages ↓	←	The lecturer guide the discussion in the class
Report submission
Literature, recorded class,discussion in the forum (all in Blackboard) and discussion in the class	→	Submit a report in small groups about the outcomes discussed in the previous class	←	The lecturer provides feedback to the reports using Kaizena