Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ruminant Surgery
Course Code: VET541
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 1
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Diagnosis and treatment of surgical diseases of ruminants

Course Content

Diagnosis and treatment of surgical diseases of ruminants

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Büşra KİBAR
Learning Outcomes
1. Recognize the surgical diseases of ruminants.
2. Diagnoses surgical diseases of ruminants.
3.Makes the treatment of surgical diseases of ruminants.
4. Can perform operative interventions of surgical diseases of ruminants.
5. Has knowledge in the field.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Farm Animal Surgery
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Principles of preoperative preparation and ruminant surgery
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Anesthesia, fluid-electrolyte therapy in ruminant surgery
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Head surgery (repair of eyelid wounds, bulbus oculi extirpation, eye operations) sinus trepanation, dehorning and cornuectomy, nose ring fitting, nasal wound repair
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Treatment of dental diseases, oral lacerations, tongue sores, self-absorption
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
neck surgery (pharynx, esophagus and trachea), esophagotomy, tracheotomy operation techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Umbilical lesions and hernias
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Laparotomy, rumenotomy, rumenocentesis in small and large ruminants, rumen fistula and cannulation techniques and other organ surgery diseases (intestinal injury, volvulus, torsion)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Techniques for operative correction of abomasum left or right dilatation and displacements, exam
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Treatment of abomasal ulcers and fistulas, cecum dilatation and dislocation treatment, typhlotomy (Typhlotomy), cecum amputation
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Atresia coli and other intestinal anomalies
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Castration methods, urolithiasis and its operative treatment (urethrotomy, urethrostomy)
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Submucosal resection in rectal prolapse, rectal amputation, male genital organ diseases
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Neoplasms in ruminants
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Musculoskeletal disorders in ruminants
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1401252
Lecture - Practice110212
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026