Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pathology of Pig Diseases
Course Code: VPT688
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

Comprehension of pathogenesis, macroscopic and microscopic findings and diagnostic methods in viral, bacterial, parasitic and nutritional diseases of pigs

Course Content

Comprehension of pathogenesis, macroscopic and microscopic findings and diagnostic methods in viral, bacterial, parasitic and nutritional diseases of pigs

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hamdi AVCI
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about digestive system pathology of pigs
2.To have knowledge about pigs liver-biliary system pathology
3.To have knowledge about respiratory system pathology of pigs
4.To have knowledge about pigs nervous system pathology
5.To have knowledge about pigs skin, genital system pathology
Recommended or Required Reading
1. K.V.F. Jubb, P. C.Kennedy, N. Palmer (1992). Pathology of Domestic Animals volume 1. 4th edition. Academic Pres Inc.
2. K.V.F. Jubb, P. C.Kennedy, N. Palmer (1992). Pathology of Domestic Animals volume 2. 4th edition. Academic Pres Inc.
3. K.V.F. Jubb, P. C.Kennedy, N. Palmer (1992). Pathology of Domestic Animals volume 3. 4th edition. Academic Pres Inc.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Pathology of the digestive system of pigs (Oral cavity; developmental disorders, pigmentation, circulatory disorders, foreign bodies, inflammations, erosive and ulcerative stomatitis)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pathology of the digestive system of pigs (Deep stomatitis, infectious and inflammatory diseases, neoplastic diseases, esophagus, congenital anomalies, esophagitis, esophageal obstruction and stenosis, esophageal dilatation, parasitic and neoplastic diseases)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pathology of the digestive system of pigs (Foreguts; postmortem changes, circulatory disorders, gastritis, gastric ulcers, parasitic diseases)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pathology of the digestive system of pigs (Intestine; congenital anomalies, intestinal obstruction, intestinal displacement, intestinal inflammation, viral, bacterial, mycotic, parasitic and neoplastic diseases of the intestine)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pathology of the liver-biliary system of pigs (Developmental disorders, forms of liver necrosis, reactions of the liver to injury)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pathology of the liver-biliary system of pigs (Postmortem and agonal changes in the liver, vascular factors in liver injury, inflammation of the liver and biliary system, viral diseases of the liver)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases of the liver, parasitic diseases of the liver and bile ducts, Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Toxic liver diseases, hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions of the liver and bile ducts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pathology of the respiratory system of pigs (Nasal cavity; anomalies, metabolic disorders, amyloidosis, circulatory disorders, rhinitis. Special diseases; rhinitis related to viral diseases, actinobacillosis, tuberculosis, atrophic rhinitis. mycoplasma infections)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pathology of the respiratory system of pigs (Mycotic rhinitis, parasitic rhinitis, neoplastic diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses; anomalies of the pharynx and air sacs, inflammations)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pathology of the respiratory system of pigs (Larynx anomolies, dystrophic disorders, circulatory disorders, inflammations, trahea; congenital disorders, circulatory disorders, dystrophic changes; parasitic and neoplastic diseases of the larynx and trahea; bronchi and bronchioles, foreign bodies, stenosis, obstruction, bronchiectasis, inflammations)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pathology of the respiratory system of pigs (Inflammation of the lung; etiopathogenesis and morphological definition of pneumonie, development, classification of pneumonias; consequences and complications, special forms of pneumonias)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pathology of the respiratory system of pigs (Pleura and mediastinum, anomalies, non-inflammatory pleural effusions, degenerative metabolic disorders, parasitic diseases, neoplastic diseases)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Overview
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading30515
Individual Work20612
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026