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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Biotechnology for Medical and Veterinary Applications
AGRI3067Y(5)
60
180
6

Description
Nutrition ; dietetics; food composition; clinical dietary requirements; diabetes, obesity, diseases and nutritional deficiencies. Pathologic processes that underlie diseases; molecular basis of carcinogenesis; oncogenes. Gene therapy. Stem cell culture. Toxicology; animal health and disease. Vaccines. Molecular epidemiology. Molecular markers and diseases. Genetics of leukaemia. Gene expression studies: microarrays; Pharmacogenomics. Cryopreservation techniques, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, embryo split and nuclear transplantation. Identification and manipulation of genes. Marker assisted selection in animal breeding programmes (e.g selection against stress sensitive pigs). Transgenic animals with new traits- less fat, high growth rate, high ovulation rate (e.g Fecundin gene) - transgenic animals as bioreactors for producing pharmaceutically important compounds and therapeutics. Disease diagnosis using DNA tools. Immunmodulation of animal castration and growth.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Combination of APS & AFS
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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