Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hereditary Defects in Farm Animals
Course Code: VZO647
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To teach hereditary defects in farm animals, transferring mechanisms and elimination methods of these defects from the herd.

Course Content

Hereditary defects in farm animals, genetic infrastructure of transferring, important hereditary defects and problems in cattle, sheep, goat, horse, chicken, and pig, and the elimination methods of these defects from the farm.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows genetic mechanisms of hereditary defects.
2.Knows hereditary defects of cattle and knows how to eliminate these from the farm.
3.Knows hereditary defects of horse and knows how to eliminate these from the farm.
4.Knows hereditary defects of sheep and goat and knows how to eliminate these from the farm.
5.Knows hereditary defects of pig
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Odabaşıoğlu, F. (2005): Veteriner Genetik. Ofset Baskı cilt, S.Ü. Basımevi, KONYA.
2.Nicholas, F.W. (2003): Introduction Veterinary Genetics. Blackwell Publishing, Oxforg, UK.
3.Zöldag, L. (2008): Veterinary Genetics and Animal Breeding. A/3 Ltd 1077 Budapest
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of hereditary defects and its genetic basis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Importance of hereditary defects in animal rearing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in cattle and its elimination
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in cattle and its elimination
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in cattle and its elimination
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in sheep and goat and its elimination
Week 7 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in sheep and goat and its elimination
Week 8 - Theoretical
(Midterm exam) Hereditary defects in sheep and goat and its elimination
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in horse and its elimination
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in horse and its elimination
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in horse and its elimination
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in pig and its elimination
Week 13 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in pig and its elimination
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hereditary defects in poultry
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment30515
Reading1044
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
3
4
5
OÇ-2
3
4
5
3
OÇ-3
3
4
5
3
OÇ-4
3
4
5
3
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026