Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biosecurity and Environment Health
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
Objectives of the Course

To inform the audience about the control of epidemic diseases, the increase of micro-biological security in animal products and the protection of the environment

Course Content

Description of biosecurity and its importance, Source of infection, Food and soil pollution and additives, New approaches in environmental protection

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ebru YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognize the factors which threatens the biosecuritiy
2.To be able to check critical control points in companies
3.To be able to detect unhealthy food production
4.To be able to detect environmental pollution
5.To be able to take pre-cautions for human and environmental health
6.To be able to follow microbiological controls of drinking water periodically
7.To be able to take pre-cautions for healthy production of animal origin products
8.To be able to prepare biosecuritiy program in companies
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Environmental Health
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of biosecurity and its importance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Source of infection
Week 3 - Theoretical
Forms of infection contagion
Week 4 - Theoretical
Porter and kinds of porter
Week 5 - Theoretical
Epizootiology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Critical control points
Week 7 - Theoretical
Biological control
Week 8 - Theoretical
Natural resources and importance
Week 9 - Theoretical
Food and soil pollution and additives
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental pollution
Week 11 - Theoretical
Environmental pollution
Week 12 - Theoretical
Environmental toxicology
Week 13 - Theoretical
New approaches in environmental protection
Week 14 - Theoretical
New approaches in human and animal health protection
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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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026