Information Package / Course Catalogue
Septicemic Disease in Newborn Calves
Course Code: VİH530
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Septicemic diseases that cause death in neonatal calves and the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and the general principles of prevention treatment will be discussed.

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.  knows enough theoretical knowledge about septicemia in the newborn calves
2.Can diagnose clinical and laboratory techniques of calf septicemias
3.Implements effectively rational treatment in septicemic newborn calves
4.Take precautions to Prevention of neonatal calf septicemia
5.Knows the pathogensis of sepsis in calves.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.S. Şentürk. Buzağıların İç Hastalıkları (Olgu Tartışmalı ve Temelli), 2006
2.Barrington GM, Parish SM. Bovine neonatal immunology.Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2001 Nov;17(3):463-76.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
overview of septicemia in calf
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sepsis and the clinical significance of dairy cattle
Week 3 - Theoretical
Factors related to animal in septicemia
Week 4 - Theoretical
Septicemia due to environmental factors
Week 5 - Theoretical
septicemia due to infection agent factors
Week 6 - Theoretical
colostrum and The importance of colostrum
Week 7 - Theoretical
septicemia pathogens in Newborn Calf, (Mid term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
septicemia pathogens in Newborn Calf
Week 9 - Theoretical
viral agents in newborn septicemic calfs
Week 10 - Theoretical
contamination and pathogenesis in septicemia
Week 11 - Theoretical
clinical findings in septicemia
Week 12 - Theoretical
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of septicemia
Week 13 - Theoretical
treatment of septicemia
Week 14 - Theoretical
protection of septicemia
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment2%10
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment202244
Reading140228
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
4
5
3
3
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
3
4
3
5
OÇ-5
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2026