Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pathology of Exotic Animals Diseases
Course Code: VPT689
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

To comprehend pathogenesis, macroscopic and microscopic findings and diagnostic methods in viral, bacterial, parasitic and nutritional diseases of exotic animals

Course Content

To comprehend pathogenesis, macroscopic and microscopic findings and diagnostic methods in viral, bacterial, parasitic and nutritional diseases of exotic animals

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hamdi AVCI
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about digestive system pathology of exotic animals
2.To have knowledge about respiratory system pathology of exotic animals
3.To have knowledge about liver-biliary system pathology of exotic animals
4.To have knowledge about nervous system pathology of exotic animals
5.To have knowledge about skin diseases of exotic animals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pathologic basis of veterinary diseases
2.Pathology of exotic animals
3.Necropsy in exotic animals
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Digestive system pathology of exotic animals, oral cavity; developmental disorders, pigmentation, circulatory disorders, foreign bodies, inflammations, erosive and ulcerative stomatitis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Digestive system pathology of exotic animals, 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
Gastrointestinal tract pathology of exotic animals; postmortem changes, circulatory disorders, gastritis, gastric ulcers, parasitic diseases
Week 4 - Theoretical
The digestive tract pathology of exotic animals intestine; congenital anomalies, intestinal obstruction, bowel displacements, intestinal inflammation, viral, bacterial, mycotic, parasitic and neoplastic diseases of the intestine.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Liver-biliary system pathology of exotic animals, developmental disorders, liver necrosis patterns, liver reactions against injury
Week 6 - Theoretical
Postmortem and agonal changes in liver, vascular factors in liver injury, inflammation of liver and biliary system, viral diseases of liver
Week 7 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases of the liver, parasitic diseases of the liver and bile ducts, toxic liver diseases, hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions of the liver and bile ducts, Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bacterial diseases of the liver, parasitic diseases of the liver and bile ducts, toxic liver diseases, hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions of the liver and bile ducts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Respiratory system pathology, nasal cavity; anomalies, metabolic disorders, amyloidosis, circulatory disorders, rhinitis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Respiratory system pathology, inflammation of the lung (etiopathogenesis and definition of morphological pneumonia), development, classification of pneumonia; consequences and complications, specific forms of pneumoni
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pleura and Mediastinum, Anomalies. Non-inflammatory Pleural effusion; Degenerative metabolism disorders, Parasitic diseases, Neoplastic diseases
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pathology of skin diseases
Week 13 - Theoretical
Overview
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
Reading5015
Individual Work30618
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026