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This team-taught course addresses common causes of behavioral, infectious, and metabolic disorders in domestic and companion animals, with emphasis on their implications for animal welfare, productivity, and the broader consequences to producers and consumers.

Dr. Ribeiro is responsible for the ruminant section (20% of lectures and one assignment), in which he designed lectures covering the major factors affecting the susceptibility of ruminants to health problems, as well as the most relevant metabolic disorders and infectious diseases observed in cattle, sheep, and goats. His lectures emphasize definitions, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention methods, and the consequences of these disorders for sustainability, welfare, and management decisions. Instruction is grounded in scientific data and practical examples drawn from commercial herds.

The lecture content is refined and expanded each year, with continuous improvements in delivery. Dr. Ribeiro’s participation in scientific and extension conferences ensures that the material remains up to date, which is particularly important in such dynamic and extensively studied discipline. His active research and extensive expertise in this area further enhance the relevance and quality of his teaching.

In eight offerings of this course by Dr. Ribeiro, 1,607 students completed the course.