Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Herd Health Management
Course Code: LVS220
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach information about animal healt and diseases. To protect the animals from disease. to have information about preventive medicine and treatment medicine.

Course Content

To teach basic health information, describing the concepts of health and disease.Output and controls the spread of infection measures to be taken to protect them from disease.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Birol BİRİNCİOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the management and feding techniques to achive productivity and profitability.
2.Determines the herd performance targets.
3.Knows the relationship between herd health and feeding.
4.Learns the reproductive management for higher productivity and profitability of herd.
5.Learns the udder health program in the herd.
6.Knows the importance of herd health for national agriculture.
7.Learns the importance of biosecurity and hyiegiene for herd health.
8.Learns the daily health checking procedures and its importance.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Basic Herd Health Management Prof. Dr. Mustafa Oğan, Prof. Dr İsmet Türkmen, Prof. Dr. Kamil Seyrek İntaş, Prof. Dr. Sezgin Şentürk, Yrd. Doç Dr. Abdülkadir Orman
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic herd health principles in livestock
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nursing management and health in livestock
Week 3 - Theoretical
Herd health and production in dairy cattle
Week 4 - Theoretical
Herd health and production in dairy cattle
Week 5 - Theoretical
The effect of nutrition on herd health
Week 6 - Theoretical
The effect of nutrition on herd health
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reproductive health in herds
Week 8 - Theoretical
Udder health in herds
Week 9 - Theoretical
Udder health in herds
Week 10 - Theoretical
Important points in determination of sick ruminants and general health protection
Week 11 - Theoretical
Important points in determination of sick ruminants and general health protection
Week 12 - Theoretical
Important points in determination of sick ruminants and general health protection
Week 13 - Theoretical
The general results of important diseases on herd health
Week 14 - Theoretical
The general results of important diseases on herd health
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
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