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Use of Drugs in Birds and Their Applications

Course Code	: VFT665
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 1
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 6

Objectives of the Course

To be informed about he drugs used in caged birds, routes of administration, bacterial, viral, parasitic, fungal diseases and the treatment of eating disorders and treatment of the effects of these drugs, domain shapes, degrees of clinical use, application forms.

Course Content

Drug application methods, mold, parasitic, bacterial, viral diseases and therapy, anesthetics, subjects are examined.

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Learn about the basic concepts of drug use in caged birds.
2.	Learn about practices of drug use in cage birds.
3.	To learn knowledge and propose suggestions on the area
4.	To find out and use resources about the profession in the area.
5.	To give lectures and/or presentations and discuss with professionals in the area.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Edition, Jim E. Riviere (Editor), Mark G. Papich (Editor), 2009.
2.	Modern Pharmacology, 6th Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004 (Ed. C.R. Craig and R.E. Stitzel)
3.	Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004 (Ed. B. Katzung)
4.	Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 (Eds. Brunton, Lazo, Parker, Buxton and Blumenthal
5.	Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 3rd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005 (Eds. Howard, Mycek, Harvey & Champe)
6.	The Veterinary Formulary edited by Yolande Bishop. London Pharmaceutical Press in association with the British Veterinary Association 2001.
7.	Pharmacology. Franklin A. Ahrens. Baltimore, Md. London Williams & Wilkins 1996.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Properties of cage birds

Week 1 - Practice

Introduction of cage birds

Week 2 - Theoretical

Care and feeding caged birds

Week 2 - Practice

Examination of birds breeding cage

Week 3 - Theoretical

Common diseases of cage birds

Week 3 - Practice

Bird cage and its importance, the factors to be considered

Week 4 - Theoretical

Treatment of bacterial diseases of cage birds

Week 4 - Practice

Cage birds, drug use disorders

Week 5 - Theoretical

Treatment of viral diseases of cage birds

Week 5 - Practice

Cage birds, drug use disorders

Week 6 - Theoretical

Cage birds, and the treatment of fungal diseases

Week 6 - Practice

Cage birds, drug use disorders

Week 7 - Theoretical

Caged birds, and treatment of metabolic diseases

Week 7 - Practice

Cage birds, drug use disorders

Week 8 - Theoretical

(Midterm exam) Discussion

Week 8 - Practice

Water analysis and drug application, the factors to be considered

Week 9 - Theoretical

Caged birds, and treatment of poisoning

Week 9 - Practice

Blood taken for analysis

Week 10 - Theoretical

Treatment of neoplastic diseases of cage birds

Week 10 - Practice

Blood and stool analysis

Week 11 - Theoretical

Bird cage and treatment of skin diseases

Week 11 - Practice

Parenteral drug administration route

Week 12 - Theoretical

Treatment of parasitic diseases of cage birds

Week 12 - Practice

Parenteral drug administration route

Week 13 - Theoretical

Treatment of parasitic diseases of cage birds

Week 13 - Practice

Drug administration via the enteral route

Week 14 - Theoretical

Cage bird conservation

Week 14 - Practice

Drug administration via the enteral route

Week 15 - Theoretical

Article discussion

Week 15 - Final Exam

Final

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Presentation	1	%5
Verbal Examination	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	1	42
Lecture - Practice	14	2	3	77
Laboratory	2	4	1	10
Midterm Examination	1	9	2	11
Final Examination	1	10	2	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				152

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	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14	PÇ-15	PÇ-16
OÇ-1	4		5		4			4
OÇ-2	4		5		4								5
OÇ-3			4	4							5			5
OÇ-4		5	5									4
OÇ-5								4			4			5

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