Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digestive System Diseases in Ruminants
Course Code: VİH601
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Forestomach organs and diseases, abomasum and intestinal diseases, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment of the diseases and evaluation of prevention issues in cattle, sheep and goats.

Course Content

See at weekly courses.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hasan ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Make systemic examination of the digestive system of ruminants.
2.Make diagnosis along with interpretation of clinical and laboratory findings.
3.Performs treatment and prophylaxis of the digestive tract diseases of ruminants.
4.Knows differential diagnosis of digestive system diseases.
5.Comment on the prognosis of sick animals.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gul, Y. Geviş Getiren Hayvanların İç Hastalıkları (Sığır Koyun Keçi) (Genişletilmiş 3.Baskı). 2012.
2.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
3.Bradford P. Smith; Large Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition. Mosby, 2009
4.Radostits, Otto M. [and others], eds. Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses. 10th ed. WB Saunders, 2007
5.Blowey, R. W., and Weaver, A. David; Color Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, 2nd ed. Mosby, 2003
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Stomatitis, Linguae and Salivary Gland Disorders
Week 2 - Theoretical
Diseases of the pharynx cavity, Esophageal Diseases
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ruminal Acidosis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ruminal Alkalosis and Putrefication
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ruminal Tympany
Week 6 - Theoretical
Indigestion in calves
Week 7 - Theoretical
Transition diseases of the ruminant forestomach, (Mid term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Transition diseases of the ruminant forestomach
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hofflund Syndrome, RPT
Week 10 - Theoretical
Diseases and Displacement of Abomasum
Week 11 - Theoretical
General Approach to Diarrhea
Week 12 - Theoretical
Diarrhea in Calves
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diseases Associated with Enteritis in Adult Cattle
Week 14 - Theoretical
Peritonitis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment401560
Reading140114
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)129
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
OÇ-1
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
OÇ-2
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
OÇ-3
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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