Postgraduate School
Department of Veterinary Medicine
Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine
M.Sc. Veterinary Medicine
List of Academic Staff
| Name | Status and Qualification | Research Interests |
| Deborah.A.Adah | Senior Lecturer & Ag. Head of Department DVM,M.Sc.,Ph.D.(ABU, Zaria) | Fish & Aquatic Medicine |
| A.G. Ambali | Professor DVM,(ABU,Zaria);M.V.Sc. (Liverpool);Ph.D.(London);MCVSN, FCVSN (Abuja) | Avian Medicine, Fish Medicine |
| S. A. Ameen | Professor DVM,M.V.Sc.,Ph.D.(Ibadan);FCVSN (Abuja) | Food Animal Medicine, Ethno-Veterinary Medicine and Production. |
| A.Y.Baba | Senior Lecturer DVM,M.Sc.,Ph.D.(ABU, Zaria) | Equine Medicine, Diagnostic Medicine |
| N.A. Furo | Lecturer I DVM,M.Sc.,(Maiduguri);Ph.D.(UNN, Nsuka) | Avian Medicine |
| R. A. Kadir | Lecturer I DVM(ABU, Zaria)M.Sc.,(Abeakuta) | Avian Medicine |
| Hauwa.M.Ambali | Lecturer I DVM.,M.Sc.(ABU,Zaria);FCVSN (Abuja) | Small Animal Medicine |
| *S. O. Salami | Professor DVM,M.Sc.,Ph.D.(ABU, Zaria) | Veterinary Gross Anatomy and Embryology |
| *K.T.Biobaku | Professor DVM,M.Sc., Ph.D.(UDU, Sokoto); FCVSN(Abuja) | Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ethno- pharmacology |
| *M. A Raji | Professor DVM, M.Sc. (ABU, Zaria); Ph.D. (Mogororo) | Bacteriology, Molecular Biology |
| *MisturaO. Azeez | Professor DVM(Ibadan);M.Sc.,Ph.D.(Lagos); FCVSN (Abuja) | Cardiovascular Physiology and internal Medicine |
| *S.D.Ola-Fadunsin | Senior Lecturer DVM (ABU, Zaria); M.Sc. (Ibadan); Ph.D.(UPM,Serdang);FCVSN(Abuja) | Protozoology, Entomology, Immunology |
| *O.B.Daodu | Lecturer I DVM,M.V.Sc,Ph.D. (Ibadan) | Virology, Molecular Biology, Infectiology, Vaccinology, Diagnostic Virology |
Introduction
The M.Sc. Veterinary Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Medicine is an academic programme designed to train the graduates with professional proficiency in the various specialist areas of Large Animal Medicine, Small Animal Medicine, Aquatic and wildlife Medicine and Avian Medicine with great potentials for service improvement and skills in veterinary medical care delivery.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the programme is the provision of advanced professional training for upgrading knowledge and skills in clinics, diagnosis and research to develop high level manpower to pursue careers in advanced level academic programme.
Aim and Objectives
The program is aimed at providing in-depth knowledge and research skills in the area of Veterinary Medicine.
The objectives of the programme are to:
Train specialist veterinary practitioners required in all sectors of the livestock industry including the relevant biotechnological aspects of health and production in large animal medicine, small animal medicine, avian medicine and aquatic and fish medicine.
To produce specialist veterinarians with highly skilled manpower in the biomedical research in the Universities, Research Institutes, Pharmaceutical and agro-allied establishments and To provide academic basis for the M.Phil and Ph.D degrees.
Admission Requirements
The M.Sc. courses are open to graduates of Veterinary Medicine who have the following qualifications from recognized institutions approved by Senate of the University of Ilorin. O‘ level credits in five subjects including Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English Language; and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or its equivalent from any recognized University.
Duration of the Programme
The Full-time programme shall run for a minimum of 18-24 calendar months and a maximum of 36 calendar months.
The part-time programme shall run for a minimum of 24-36 calendar months and a maximum of 48 calendar months
Detailed Course Description
VTC813 Biomedical Research Methodology and Communication 2Credits
Historyand legal basis of research ethic. Ethical requirements. Ethical review procedure. Ethical issues and requirements: data protection, privacy, informed consent, research on animals and humans, dual use. Identifying research fields. Identifying funding resources. Developing a grant proposal: basic components of grant proposal, budget and budgeting, research planning and design. Writing research protocol. Submitting a research proposal. Implementing the research project. Describing and analysing research results. Interpreting research results. Report writing. Management control in biomedical research. Challenges and opportunities in collaborative scientific research. Research communication: communicating to scientists, funding agencies, health professionals, policy makers, patients/clients, community and public media. Writing scientific paper. Publishing a scientific paper. Making a scientific presentation.30h (T);C
VPH815 Biostatistics 2Credits
Statistics. Study designs. Scales of measurement. Quality of measurement, statistical variable/data. Qualitative and quantitative data sources. Sampling and sample size determination. Data organization: Statistics Charts, Tables, Graphs Frequency Tables, Frequency distribution, Histogram, Stem and leaf plot, box plot. Summary indices: Mean, Median, Modes Variance, Standard Deviation. Probability distributions: Normal, Binomial, Poisson distribution, Descriptive statistics, frequency table, tables for qualitative and quantitative data, diagrams, types of diagrams. Data summarization: summary indices, measures of central tendency and dispersion. Test of statistical hypothesis. Confidence intervals. Parametric and non-parametric tests. Z-test for proportions. Chi-square test. Fischer‘s exact test and T-test. Analysis of variance. Regression and correlation. Spearman rank and Kendal correlation.15h(T);;45h (P);C
VPH817 Bioinformatics 2Credits
Bioinformatics: Introduction, principles and application in Veterinary Medicine. Software and datamanipulation.GenBank.Nucleicacidamplificationandsequencing.UseofGeneSequences Analysis software (BioEdit®, MEGA, CLC etc). Phylogenetic tree construction and analysis. 15h (T); ; 45h (P); C
VMD 801 Advanced Diagnostic Medicine I 3 Credits
Laboratory teaching and demonstration of the various diagnostic tests for the common infectious diseases of food and companion animals in the tropics. Emphases are on sample collection, handling, the choice of as says and storage, packaging and dispatch to relevant national and international laborator.15h(T);90h (P);C
VMD 802 Advanced Diagnostic Medicine II 3 Credits
Same description as for Advanced Diagnostic Medicine I above, with more emphasis on the test results and interpretation especially the nucleic-acid based assays with the aid of PCR.15h(T);90h (P);C
VMD 803 Advanced Clinical Medicine I 2 Credits
Diseases of the respiratory system. Clinical, epidemiological, treatment and control. Features of selected important respiratory diseases of domestic animals.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 804 Advanced Clinical Medicine II 2 Credits
Diseases of the digestive system (Gastroenterology).Clinical, epidemiological, treatment and control features of selected important digestive diseases of domestic animals.15h(T);45h (P);E
VMD 805 Advanced Clinical Medicine III 2 Credits
Neurology, E. N. T. & sense organs, Reactions of nervous tissues to various types of injury by infectious and non-infectious agents with emphasis on the clinical manifestation in the eye, nose, throat and ears of the domestic species.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD806 Advanced Clinical Medicine IV 2Credits
Detailed studies of infectious and non-infectious skin diseases of farm and pet animals. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
VMD 807 Advanced Clinical Medicine V 2 Credits
Diseases and disorders of the excretory system in the equine, canine and feline species of the domestic stocks. The role of the kidneys in the maintenance of internal environment in the mammalian body system as conceived in the current context of internal medicine.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD808 Advances in Equine Practice 2Credits
The current advances in the concept and practice of equine medicine. Innovative and novel approaches to the diagnosis and management of common diseases of horses in the saddle, polo and police mounted troops.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 809 Advanced Food Animal Medicine 3 Credits
Aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and control of important infectious diseases of pigs, cattle, sheep and goats: viral, bacterial, mycotic and helminths.30h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 810 Advanced Laboratory Animal Medicine 2 Credits
Infectious and non-infectious diseases of laboratory animals, with special emphasis on their control by management practices and chemotherapy.30h (T);E
VMD811 Advanced Avian Medicine I 2Credits
Viral, nutritional and protozoan diseases of poultry.15h(T);45h(P);C
VMD 812 Advanced Avian Medicine II 2 Credits
Bacterial, mycotic and management-related diseases of poultry, turkeys, ducks, geese and other caged avian species.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 813 Advanced Avian Medicine III 2 Credits
Breeders health. Hatchery management. Poultry stock immune profiling and predictive health status.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 814 Advanced Morphological Adaptations of Fish to its Environment 3 Credits
Basic knowledge of fish anatomy. Structural diversity of fishes. Clinically important aspects of fish anatomy with special reference to specific organs in a variety of fishes including vascular anatomy, organology, external anatomy, (scales, fins), internal anatomy of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, urogenital and digestive systems, as well as the haematopoietic and sensory organs to fresh water , brackish and global environment.30h (T); 45h (P); E
VMD 815 Advanced Fish Management 2 Credits
Pond culture systems. Pond site. Materials, Water and physical characteristics. Pond management. Plankton, Benthos and fertilization. Water temperature. Water chemistry. Aquatic vegetation control. Control of competitors, predators and other noxious animals.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 816 Parasitic and Mycotic Diseases of Fish 2 Credits
Important parasites and fungi of fish classified and grouped in accordance with their main areas of attack: skin, and gills, gut, viscera and musculature, in fresh-water and in marine environment. Treatments for controlling parasites and disease in cultured fishes.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 817 Bacterial and Viral Diseases of Fish 2 Credits
Pathophysiology of bacterial and viral diseases of fish in fresh and marine eco systems and in culture systems: Fries and fingerlings; Rational treatments: hygiene and husbandry requirements. 15h (T); 45h (P); C
VMD 818 Advanced Metabolic Diseases of large Animals 2 Credits
Comptonmetabolic profile test. Metabolic profiles for individual cows. Parturientparesis. Downer cow syndrome. Acutehypokalemiaincattle.Transitrecumbencyofruminants. Lactation tet any of mares. Hypomagnesemictetanies. Hypomagnesemictet any of Calves. Ketosis: sub clinical ketosis, acetonemia, pregnancy toxemi a in sheep. Fatty liver in cattle. Equine hyperlipemia. Steatitis. Neonatal hypoglycemia. Post parturient hemoglobinuria in cattle. Rhabdomyolysis of horses. Sporadic acute exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses(azoturia, tying-up). Masseter myonecrosis. Atypical myopathy in grazing horses. Low milk fat syndrome. Equine pars intermedia dysfunction. Disorders of thyroid function: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, congenital hypothyroidism, thyroid ademona15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 819 Advanced Canine and Feline Gastroenterology 2 Credits
Biology, pathobiology, diagnosis and treatment of the gastro intestinal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary system of dogs and cats.15h(T);45h (P);E
VMD 820 Advanced Canine and Feline Cardiology 2 Credits
Fundamental principles of cardiology. Clinical approach to recognition and management of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary diseases of dogs and cats.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMD 821 Advanced Canine and Feline Medicine 3 Credits
Aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and control of important infectious diseases of dogs and cats: viral, bacterial, mycotic and helminths.30h(T);45h (P);E
VMD 822 Advanced Canine and Feline Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases 2 Credits Specificnutritionalrequirementofdogsandcats.Interactionbetweenillness,healthand nutritional status. Metabolic and endocrine disorder: rubber jaw, osteomalacia, obesity, hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus and dietary therapy.30h (T);C
VMD 823 Advanced Canine and Feline Nephrology and Urology 2 Credits
Overview of gross and radiological anatomy and physiology of the canine and feline kidney. Emphasis is on the prevalence, diagnosis and management of urinary tract diseases and disorders. Measurement of blood pressure. Cardiovascular and renal disorder. Hyperthyroidism. Hypertension. Interpretation of canine and feline Urinalysis.15h(T);45h (P);C
VMB824 Wildlife Medicine l 2Credits
Wildlife Ecology, Management and Diseases. Capture, restraint and handling of live-trapped animals. wildlife habitats. Types, values and distribution of biotic communities. Care of zoo animals. Methods of sampling of wildlife species. Diseases of wildlife species: primates, ungulates, hares, rodents, reptiles, bats, birds, carnivores and amphibians. Parasitic, viral, bacterial diseases of Wild life.15h(T);45h (P);E
VMD825 Wildlife Medicine ll 2Credits
Veterinary approach to wildlife management. Assessment of health and temperamental status. Drug and other methods of capture. Immobilization, care, sampling and treatment. Contribution of wildlife to livestock problems. Meat quality and public health aspects of wildlife management and diseases. Wildlife in captivity and at large.15h(T);45h (P);E
VMD826 Advanced Clinical Practice and case reporting I 2Credits
Follow up and disease reporting of a minimum of 20 cases to be graded.90h(P);C
VMD827 Advanced Clinical Practice and case reporting II 2Credits
Follow up and disease reporting of a minimum of 20 cases to be graded.90h(P);C
VAN 809 Comparative Avian Anatomy 2 Credits
Comparative Osteology, Myology, and Respiratory, Digestive, and Urogenital systems of domestic and wild birds.15h(T);45h (P);E
VPA 803 Advanced Systemic Pathology I 3 Credits
Basic reactions of the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, alimentary system, pancreas, liver and biliary system in disease. Pathology and pathogenesis of tropical and other known diseases. 30h(T); 45(P); C
VPA807 Wildlife Pathology 3Credits
Study of the viral, bacterial, protozoan and nutritional diseases of zoo and wild Animals : including Elephants and other mega vertebrates, small mammals including marsupials, wild hoofed deer, reptiles, amphibians, non-human primates and marine mammals. Prevalent diseases in Nigerian zoos and wild life parks.30h(T);45(P);E
VPA808 Pathology of Laboratory Animals and Genetically Engineered Mice Diseases 3 Credits
Study of the infectious and non-infectious diseases of laboratory rodents including rats and mice. Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mice including knockout/knocking and transgenic mice: current use in biomedical and biopharmaceutical research.30h(T);45(P);E
VPA 809 Advanced Avian Pathology 3Credits
Examination and interpretation of naturally and experimentally induced lesions in avian species. Diagnosis of poultry diseases: viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungi, toxic and nutritional30h(T);45(P);C
VPA 810 Advanced Aquatic Animal Pathology 3Credits
Examination and interpretation of naturally and experimentally induced lesions in Aquatic animal species. Diagnosis of farmed fish diseases: viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungi, toxic and nutritional.30h(T);45(P);C
VMD828 Seminar 2Credits
Research finding Seminar: detailed study and analysis of any selected subject of clinical or clinico-pathological interest in veterinary medicine and presentation in form of seminars for scored assessment.30h(P);C
VMD899 Dissertation 6Credits
Detailed investigation and documentation of any subject of clinical or clinico-pathological interest in clinical veterinary medicine and presentation in form of dissertations for both internal and external assessments.450h(P);C
Requirements for Graduation
A candidate must pass a minimum of 45 credits made up of the following to be awarded the Master of Veterinary Medicine degree:
Core 35 Credits
Elective 0 Credits
Dissertation 6 Credits
Total 41 credits
Summary
Large Animal medicine Option
Core Courses:VTC813(2),VMB825(2),VPB801(2),VPH815(2),VPH817(2),VMD801(3),VMD802(3),VMD803(2),VMD805(2),VMD807(2),VMD808(2),VMD809(3),VMD818(2),VMD826(2), VMD827(2), VMD828(2),VMD 899 (6).
Elective Courses:VMD804(2),VMD806(2),VMD810(2),VMD814(3),VMD819(2),VMD
821(2),VMD824(2),VMD825(2),VAN809(2),VPA803(3),VPA807(3),VPA808(3),VPA
809(3),VPA810(3).
SmallAnimalMedicineOption
CoreCourses:VTC813(2),VMB825(2),VPB801(2),VPH815(2),VPH817(2),VMD 801(3),VMD802(3),VMD803(2),VMD805(2),VMD807(2),VMD808(2),VMD820(2),VMD
822(2),VMD 823(2),VMD826(2), VMD827(2), VMD828(2),VMD899 (6).
Elective Courses :VMD 804(2),VMD806(2),VMD810(2),VMD814(3), VMD819(2), VMD
821(2),VMD824(2),VMD825(2),VAN809(2),VPA803(3),VPA807(3),VPA808(3),VPA
809(3),VPA810(3).
Aquatic and wildlife Medicine Option
Core Courses: VTC813(2),VMB825(2),VPB801(2),VPH815(2),VPH817(2),VMD801(3),VMD802(3),VMD803(2),VMD805(2),VMD807(2),VMD808(2),VMD815(2),VMD816(2),VMD817(2), VMD 826(2),VMD827(2), VMD828(2),VMD899 (6).
Elective Courses:VMD804(2),VMD806(2),VMD810(2),VMD814(3),VMD819(2),VMD
821(2),VMD824(2),VMD825(2),VAN809(2),VPA803(3),VPA807(3),VPA808(3),VPA
809(3),VPA810(3).
Avian Medicine Option
Core Courses: VTC813(2),VMB825(2),VPB801(2),VPH815(2),VPH817(2),VMD801(3),VMD802(3),VMD803(2),VMD805(2),VMD807(2),VMD808(2),VMD81I(2),VMD812(2),VMD813(2),VMD826(2),VMD827(2),VMD828(2),VMD899(6).
Elective Courses:VMD804(2),VMD806(2),VMD810(2),VMD814(3),VMD819(2),VMD821(2),VMD824(2),VMD825(2),VAN809(2),VPA803(3),VPA807(3),VPA808(3),VPA809(3),VPA810(3).
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