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Internal Diseases of Ruminants

Course Code	: VET403
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 4
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 4
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

1-To teach theoretical information on the common disorders of the systems in ruminants and swine 2-To provide skills in diagnosis, effective and rationale treatment and prevention of diseases

Course Content

This course covers the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, urinary, nervous, and dermatological diseases in farm animals. It also addresses major infectious, metabolic, and nutritional disorders, including the clinical evaluation and differential diagnosis of fluid-electrolyte, mineral, and vitamin imbalances.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to have theoretical knowledge about internal diseases of ruminants and swine.
2.	To be able to apply clinical problem solving and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in these animal species
3.	To be able to diagnose the diseases with clinical and laboratory methods.
4.	To be able to apply effective and rationale therapy of internal diseases in these species
5.	To be able to figure out prophylactic methods to prevent diseases.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Y. Gül; Geviş Getiren Hayvanların İç Hastalıkları. Medipres Yayıncılık, 2006
2.	S. Şentürk; Buzağıların İç Hastalıkları. F. Özsan Matbaacılık San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, 2006.
3.	H. Batmaz; Sığır İç Hastalıkları – Semptomdan Tanıya, Tanıdan Sağaltıma. Danışman San. Ofset Ltd. Şti, 1997.
4.	E. Alaçam, M. Şahal ; Sığır Hastalıkları. Medisan Yayınevi, 1997.
5.	H.Y. İmren, M. Şahal; Veteriner İç Hastalıkları. Medisan Yayınevi, 1991.
6.	C.N. Aytuğ; Sığır Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği. Tüm Vet-hayvancılık Hizmetleri Yayını, 1991.
7.	C.N. Aytuğ; Koyun-Keçi Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği. Tüm Vet-hayvancılık Hizmetleri Yayını, 1990.
8.	R.R. Scott Haskell; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
9.	D. I. Aitken; Diseases of Sheep, 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
10.	D. G. Pugh; Sheep and Goat Medicine. WB Saunders, 2002.
11.	A.H Andrews et al.; Bovine Medicine: Diseases and Husbandry of Cattle, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

General introduction, stomatitis, infectious diseases associated with stomatitis (foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, PPR, VD-MD, CGB, oral necrobacillosis, Blue tongue, ORF, actinobacillosis), pharyngitis, paraplegia of pharynx, Obstructio et stenosis oesophagie

Week 2 - Theoretical

Gastritis and gastric ulceration in swine, Indigestio simplex, ruminal acidosis, ruminal alkalosis, putreficatio ruminis, ruminal drinking in calves, tympany, reticuloperitonitis traumatica, vagal indigestion, obstruction of cardia, ostium reticulo-omasicum and pylorus

Week 3 - Theoretical

Omasum constipation, abomasitis, ulcus abomasie, displacement and torsion of abomasums. General symptoms (colic, diarrhoea, constipation, blood in faeces, meteorismus and motility disorders) and diagnosis in intestinal diseases

Week 4 - Theoretical

Diseases accompanied by diarrhea (colibacillosis, rota-coronavirus, cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis, colibacillosis in swine, salmonellosis, paratuberculosis, winter dysentery, helminth invasions, dysentery in swine), dislocatio intestini, dilatation and torsion of caecum Peritonitis, icterus and infectious and non-infectious diseases accompanied by icterus, liver abscess

Week 5 - Theoretical

Epistaxis, rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, larynx edema, tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome

Week 6 - Theoretical

Pneumonia, pulmoner edema, pulmoner emphysema, pleuritis, cavum cavum pleural diseases, Some important infectious diseases of respiratry system (tuberkülosis, IBR, pleurapneumonia contagiosa capri)

Week 7 - Theoretical

Topic repetition (Mid-term exam)

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Cardiac insufficiency,arrhythmia cordis, pericarditis traumatica, pseudopericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis, brisket disease Peripheral circulation failure (Schock, kollaps)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Anemia and diseases accompanied by anemia (iron deficiency in piglets, chronic copper toxicosis, water toxicosis, leptospirosis, anaplasmosis, piroplasmosis, theileriosis, eperythrozoonosis) Clotting disorders (warfarin toxicosis, anthrax) Sporadic ve enzootic bovine leukosis

Week 10 - Theoretical

Pyelonephritis, cystitis, urolithiasis, enzootic hematuria

Week 11 - Theoretical

Cerebral hypoxia, heat stroke, cerebral edema, Infectious diseases of central nervous system (rabies, pseudorabies, listeriosis, Borna, BSE, Scrapie, coeneurosis) Neuromuscular diseases (tetanus, botilusmus, strychnine toxicosis, organophosphate poisoning)

Week 12 - Theoretical

Alopecia, pruritis cutaneus, parakeratosis, dermatitis, allergic dermatitis (urtikaria), trichophytie, photosensensitization, dermatophilosis

Week 13 - Theoretical

Ketosis, pregnancy toxemia of sheep, faty liver syndrome, neonatal hypoglycemia

Week 14 - Theoretical

Parturient paresis, downer cow syndrome, hypophosphatemia, hypomagnesemic tetanies, White muscle disease, enzootic ataxia, pica, trichophagie in sheep, cerebrocortical necrosis, diseases caused by deficiencies of fat-soluble vitamins

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Assignment	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	4	56
Assignment	1	14	1	15
Quiz	2	2	1	6
Midterm Examination	1	8	1	9
Final Examination	1	11	1	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				98

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