Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutritional Diseases
Course Code: VHB532
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

Educating of masters who got sufficient knowledge about nutritional diseases. To get ability to masters for practice of all information which were given them in theoretic and practically in lessons.

Course Content

Give to basic principles about preparation of rations for protection from nutritional diseases or recovery of animal after nutritional diseases

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ömer SEVİM
Learning Outcomes
1.To get recent scientific information about nutritional disease with a help of theoretical and practical lessons.
2.To present correct solution to problems this based on nutritional diseases and effecting productivity and most commonly on field.
3.Nutritional diseases in dairy cows.
4.Nutritional diseases in horses.
5.Nutritional diseases in dark and goats.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Umucalılar H.D., Gülşen, N. (2005) Çiftlik Hayvanlarında Beslenme Hastalılıkları, S.Ü. Basımevi.Frape, D. (1986).
2.Aytuğ, C.N., Yalçın, B.C., Alaçam, E., Türker, H., Özkoç, Ü., Gökçen, H. (1990) Koyun ve Keçi Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği, Teknografik Matbaası, TÜM VET Hayvancılık Hizmetleri Yayını.
3.Göksoy, Ş.K. (2003) Çiftlik Hayvanlarında Beslenme Hastalıkları, TDV Yayın Matbaacılık İşletmesi, Ankara.
4.Burger, I. (1993) The Waltham Book of Companion Animal Nutrition, Pergamon Press Oxford, England.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and classification of nutritional diseases
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Acidosis)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Alcoholises)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Ketosis)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Urolithyasis)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Toxaemia)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (NPN Toxicities) (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of ruminants (Tympani)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of poultry (Gut, perosis)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of poultry (Fat liver, gizzard erosion)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of horses (colic)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of horses (laminitis, monday disease)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of cats and dogs (diabetes mellitus, obesity)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nutritional diseases of pigs
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment51110
Reading140342
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026