Information Package / Course Catalogue
Animal Health and Hygiene
Course Code: DJTA011
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To equip students with the knowledge and practices required to maintain animal health through proper hygiene and disease prevention.

Course Content

The course covers hygiene in animal shelters, biosecurity measures, infection control, environmental health, and monitoring systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the importance of health protection and hygiene in livestock.
2.Applies principles of barn hygiene, disinfection, and biosecurity.
3.Analyzes infection chains and identifies intervention points.
4.Evaluates environmental and nutritional factors in healthy production.
5.Identifies animal health monitoring systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yener, Z. (2016). Veterinary Public Health and Hygiene. Nobel Medical Bookstores.
2.Radostits, O.M. et al. (2007). Veterinary Medicine: A textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs and goats. Elsevier
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concept and importance of animal health
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of infectious diseases
Week 3 - Theoretical
Transmission routes and disease cycles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic hygiene rules and biosecurity measures
Week 5 - Theoretical
Barn sanitation and disinfection practices
Week 6 - Theoretical
Feed hygiene and importance of water quality
Week 7 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases and preventive approaches
Week 8 - Theoretical
Principles of vaccination and application methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Quarantine, isolation, and herd management
Week 10 - Theoretical
Antibiotic use and the problem of resistance
Week 11 - Theoretical
Risk management in livestock enterprises
Week 12 - Theoretical
Animal welfare and impact of stress on health
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case analysis and problem-based evaluations
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review and student presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading100660
Individual Work2048
Midterm Examination1022
Final Examination1022
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
PÇ-18
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PÇ-20
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
4
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026