Information Package / Course Catalogue
Animal Health
Course Code: ZT409
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

In this lesson, students are taught how to protect animal health, how to save farm animals from infectious diseases, bacteria, viruses, virulence, infection, transmission paths, what the communicable and non-communicable diseases are ,and hygienic measures, disinfection and prevention of infectious diseases and vaccines are taught .

Course Content

Communicable and non-communicable diseases in farm animals, and the importance of it, discussion of concepts such as bacteria, viruses, zoonotic, virulence, saprophytes, pathogens, modes of transmission, teaching of hygiene, disinfection, body resistance mechanisms, prevention methods, such as vaccines and vaccine types.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Birol BİRİNCİOĞLU
Sedat TURGUT
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recogniz t the elements necessary for the protection of animal health .
2.To be able to apprehend the importance of prevention of animal health and productivity and apply them .
3.Communicable and non-communicable diseases in farm animals, the importance of infectious diseases
4.What is it and what are the ways of transmission and spread of infectious diseases?
5.Water, feed, equipment, poultry house, barn, stables, and the importance of hygiene is how.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Communicable and non-communicable diseases in farm animals, the importance of infectious diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is it and what are the ways of transmission and spread of infectious diseases?
Week 3 - Theoretical
What are the hygienic precautions should be taken at the farm?
Week 4 - Theoretical
What is disinfection, disinfection What is the types and importance?
Week 5 - Theoretical
Parlor, delivery, hygiene and the importance of hatchery
Week 6 - Theoretical
Water, feed, equipment, poultry house, barn, stables, and the importance of hygiene is how.
Week 7 - Theoretical
What are the positive and negative factors that affect the immune system and the immune system are?
Week 8 - Theoretical
What is a vaccine? Vaccination is why? What are the types of vaccine?
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bacterial, viral and zoonotic infections
Week 10 - Theoretical
In animals, bacterial, viral infections
Week 11 - Theoretical
And the importance of zoonotic infections
Week 12 - Theoretical
Parasitic and metabolic diseases in animals
Week 13 - Theoretical
Current focus on the importance of infections (bird flu, swine flu, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evaluation of the course
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Quiz1505
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes