Information Package / Course Catalogue
Wild and Ornamental Animal Physiology
Course Code: VET231
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Teaching the physiology of the some exotic and laboratory animals which is thought to be necessary for veterinary education.

Course Content

Comparable and systematic analysis of general physiological characteristics of fish amphibians, reptiles, birds and some mammals.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ece KOÇ YILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the classification and general characteristics of vertebrates
2.Learn the fish physiology
3.Learn the amphibian and reptile physiology
4.Learn the physiology of laboratory animals (rabbit, mouse, rat, gerbil, hamster, guinea pig, ferret)
5.Learn avian and primate physiology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Girling, Simon. Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets.Blackwell Pub, 2003.
2.Exotic animal medicine for the veterinary technician. Edited by Bonnie Ballard and Ryan Cheek.--1st ed.--Ames,Iowa. Iowa State Press, 2003.
3.Manual of exotic pets Ed. Peter H. Beynon, John Cooper. Barcelona.BSAVA , 1991.
4.Laboratory animals. An introduction for experimanters. Ed. A.A. Tuffery. 2. ed. Chichester. John Wiley&Sons, 1995.
5.Percy, Dean H. Pathology of laboratory rodents & rabbits . Dean H. Percy, Stephen W. Barthold.--2nd ed. Ames. Iowa State University Press, 2001.
6.Field, Karl J. The laboratory hamster & gerbil / Karl J. Field, Amber L. Sibold, [and] editor Mark A. Suckow. Boca Raton, FlaCRC Press, 1999.
7.Chiasson, Robert B.  Laboratory anatomy of the white rat. Robert B. Chiasson; [illustrated by Robert B. Chiasson].--5th ed.--Boston : WCB McGraw-Hill , 1994.
8.The biology of the laboratory rabbit / edited by Patrick J. Manning, Daniel H. Ringler, Christian E.Newcomer.--2nd ed.--San Diego : Academic Press , 1994.
9.The laboratory rat / edited by Georg J. Krinke.--San Diego, Calif. Academic Press , 2000.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fishes
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fishes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reptiles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reptiles
Week 5 - Theoretical
Reptiles
Week 6 - Theoretical
Amphibians
Week 7 - Theoretical
Midterm / Rabbir
Week 8 - Theoretical
Rabbit
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ferret
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rodents
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rodents
Week 12 - Theoretical
Birds
Week 13 - Theoretical
Birds
Week 14 - Theoretical
Birds
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)51
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