Information Package / Course Catalogue
Diseases of Respiratory System in Ruminants
Course Code: VİH602
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

Evaluation of the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of conservation, upper respiratory diseases, lung diseases and diseases of the chest cavity and pleura in cattle, sheep and goats

Course Content

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Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Kerem URAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Performs systemic examination of the respiratory system in ruminants.
2.Interpreting clinical and laboratory findings, and therefore making diagnosis.
3.Performs treatment and prophylaxy of respiratory diseases.
4.Knows the differential diagnosis of respiratory system diseases.
5.Knows the obligatory diseases that affect the respiratory system.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Y. Gul. Geviş Getiren Hayvanların İç Hastalıkları (Sığır Koyun Keçi) (Genişletilmiş 3.Baskı). 2012.
2.S. Şentürk. Sığırlarda Solunum Sistemi Hastalıkları, 2011.
3.C. M. Kahn, S. Line; The Merck Veterinary Manual, 10th Edition. Merck, 2010
4.Bradford P. Smith; Large Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition. Mosby, 2009
5.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
6.Blowey, R. W., and Weaver, A. David; Color Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, 2nd ed. Mosby, 2003
7.Apley M. Antimicrobial therapy of bovine respiratory disease. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 1997 Nov;13(3):549-74.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Examination of Respiratory System
Week 2 - Theoretical
Diseases of Nasal Cavity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sinusitis and Sinus Diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diseases of Larynx and Trachea
Week 5 - Theoretical
Viral Diseases of Respiratory System
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lung Oedema, Lung Emphysema, Clinical Classification of Pneumonia
Week 7 - Theoretical
İnterstitial Pneumonia, (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
İnterstitial Pneumonia
Week 9 - Theoretical
Aspiration Pneumonia
Week 10 - Theoretical
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
Week 11 - Theoretical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pleuritis and Pleural Diseases
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pneumothorax, Hydrothorax, Hemothorax
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hernia Diaphragmatica
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Assignment3%15
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment301545
Reading140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
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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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