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Pet Nutrition

Course Code	: VHB529
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

Teaching of the basic principles of pet nutrition to candidate. Educate of masters who have sufficient knowledge about the feeds and diseases for these animals. To raise candidates who have ability for contact with the people who rearing of these animals positively and can manage them about the pet nutrition.

Course Content

Teaching of basic principles of pets (etc., cat, dog, bird, fish) nutrition and choice the proper feed stuff for different animal species, understanding of basic issues about the correct nutrition, share of the some practical nutrition information with student.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Ömer SEVİM

Learning Outcomes

1.	To get sufficient knowledge about the digestive system of cat, dog, bird and other pets, feed stuffs which are use for pet nutrition, nutritional habits and diseases issues.
2.	Understanding of the critical nutritional points for these animals.
3.	Feeding of puppies
4.	Feeding of Kittens
5.	Feeding of cage birds.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Ergün, A., Muğlalı, H. (1998) Köpek ve Kedi Besleme, Beslenme Hastalıkları ve Klinik Besleme. Genç Büro, Ankara.
2.	Burger, I. (1993) The Waltham Book of Companion Animal Nutrition, Pergamon Press Oxford, England.
3.	Cheeke, P.R. (1999) Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeds and Feeding, Prentice Hall International, USA.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Basic principles for the cat and dog nutrition, anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, understanding of similar and different issues for these animals

Week 2 - Theoretical

Nutrient requirements of cat and dogs (energy, carbohydrate)

Week 3 - Theoretical

Nutrient requirements of cat and dogs (protein, fat)

Week 4 - Theoretical

Nutrient requirements of cat and dogs (vitamin, mineral)

Week 5 - Theoretical

Basic principles for the dog nutrition, puppies and mature dog nutrition

Week 6 - Theoretical

Nutrition of dogs in gestation and lactation periods

Week 7 - Theoretical

Basic principles for the kittens and mature dog nutrition (Midterm exam)

Week 8 - Theoretical

Basic principles for the cat nutrition

Week 9 - Theoretical

Nutrition of cats in gestation and lactation periods

Week 10 - Theoretical

Digestive system of birds, feeding with grains

Week 11 - Theoretical

Budgerigars: characteristics, feeds, nutrition

Week 12 - Theoretical

Canaries: characteristics, feeds, nutrition

Week 13 - Theoretical

Parrots: characteristics, feeds, nutrition

Week 14 - Theoretical

Basic principles for the pet fish nutrition, feed stuffs and feeding

Week 15 - Final Exam

Final Exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Assignment	5	2	1	15
Reading	14	0	4	56
Midterm Examination	1	8	2	10
Final Examination	1	14	2	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5					5	5
OÇ-2				5				5		5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5

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