Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : LVS222 |
| 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 | : 3 |
The aim of this course is to provide information on controlling epidemic diseases, increasing microbiological safety in animal product production, and protecting environmental health.
The course covers the definition and importance of biosecurity, sources of infection, contamination routes, porters and their types, and epizootiology. Critical control points and biological control methods are examined, while the importance of natural resources, food and soil pollution, additives, and environmental pollution are discussed. Throughout the course, environmental toxicology, new approaches in environmental protection, and current strategies for safeguarding human and animal health are also addressed.
| Assoc. Prof. Ebru YILMAZ |
| 1. | Explains the factors that threaten biosecurity. |
| 2. | Explains the critical control points and their monitoring in companies. |
| 3. | Explains the methods to detect unhealthy food production. |
| 4. | Explains how to detect and assess environmental pollution. |
| 5. | Explains the measures necessary to protect human and environmental health. |
| 6. | Explains how to periodically monitor microbiological controls of drinking water sources. |
| 7. | Explains the precautions necessary for the healthy production of animal-origin products |
| 8. | Explains how to prepare and implement a biosecurity program in companies. |
| 1. | Topal, R. Ş. (2006). Biosecurity and biotechnology. CemTuran Ofset. |
| 2. | Hester, S. M., Bland, L. M., Arndt, E., Bau, S., Camac, J. S., Mannix, E., … Robinson, A. P. (Eds.). (2024). Biosecurity: A systems perspective. CRC Press. |
| 3. | Bezirganoğlu, İ. (Ed.). (2017). Genetically modified organisms and biosecurity (1st ed.). Pegem Publishing. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 76 | |||
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 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
OÇ-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
OÇ-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||