Information Package / Course Catalogue
Non-Infectious Diseases in Sheep
Course Code: VİH631
Course Type: Area Elective
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 important metabolic disorders, deficiency diseases, poisoning and certain clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and prevention in sheep.

Course Content

See weekly course topics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Kerem URAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines non-infectious diseases in sheep.
2.Performs effective treatment of non-infectious diseases in sheep.
3.he/she performs prophilactic measures.
4.Makes differential diagnosis of patients.
5.Determine the prognosis of patients.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.H. Batmaz. Koyun Ve Keçilerin İç Hastalıkları. Semptomdan Tanıya, Tanıdan Sağaltıma, 2012.
2.D. I. Aitken; Diseases of Sheep, 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007
3.Pugh D. G.; Sheep and Goat Medicine. WB Saunders, 2002
4.Radostits, Otto M. [and others], eds. Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses. 9th ed. WB Saunders, 2000
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction Metabolism Disorders
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pregnancy Toxemia
Week 3 - Theoretical
Hypocalcemia
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hypomagnesemia
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diseases of Calcium and Phosphorus deficiency
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rachitism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Osteomalacia, (Ara sınav)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Osteomalacia
Week 9 - Theoretical
Enzootic Ataxia
Week 10 - Theoretical
White Muscle Disease
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cerebrocortical Necrosis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Iron, iodine, cobalt, zinc deficiency
Week 13 - Theoretical
Approach to diagnosis in toxications
Week 14 - Theoretical
Treatment principle of non-infectious diseases
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%15
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment302060
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
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026