Information Package / Course Catalogue
Parasitic Arthropoda And Protozoa Of Horses
Course Code: VPR666
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: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to teach fleas, louse, mange, tick and flies of horses and to learn morphology, biology, transmission ways, diseases, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of important horse protozoons

Course Content

Morphology, biology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment and preventation of important arthropods of horses Morphology, biology and transmission of important horse protozoons Diagnosis of important horse protozoons Treatment of important horse protozoons and preventation from important horse protozoons

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Metin PEKAĞIRBAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge about morphology, biology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of important arthropods of horses
2.Having knowledge about morphology, biology, transmission ways, diseases, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of important horse protozoons
3.Having knowledge about the importance of arthropod and protozoa in horse breeding
4.Having knowledge about preventetion from important arthropods and protozoans in horses
5.Having knowledge about zoonosis arthropodas and protozoans in horses.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.TÜZER, E., TOPARLAK, M., GÖKSU, K. (1997) Veteriner Entomoloji. İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji ABD., İstanbul.
2.EREN, H., YUKARI, B. B. (2000).
3.WALL, R., D. SHEARER, 1997. Veterinary Entomology. Chapman and Hall, Great Britain.
4.KAUFMANN, J., 1996. Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Birkhäuser. Switzerland.
5.PETERS, W., G. PASVOL, 2002. Tropikal Medicine and Parasitology. Mosby International Limited. China.
6.BURGU, A., KARAER, Z. (2005). Parazit Hastalıklarında Tedavi. Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği, Yayın No:19.
7.SCHMIDT, G.D. (1985). Foundations of Parasitology.
8.DUMANLI, N., KARAER Z. (2010). Veteriner Protozooloji. Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Some louse, flea and tick species seen on horses
Week 1 - Practice
Basic features of arthropodes, important point for sampling
Week 2 - Theoretical
Scabies and flies of horses
Week 2 - Practice
Morphological differences between louse, flea and tick species
Week 3 - Theoretical
Medical importance of important horse arthropods
Week 3 - Practice
Morphological and biological diffrences of scabies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diagnosis and preventation of arthropohs of horses
Week 4 - Practice
Species specific identification of some important flea species of horses
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diagnosis and preventation of arthropohs of horses
Week 5 - Practice
Species specific identification of some important flea species of horses
Week 6 - Theoretical
Trypanasome spp. in horses
Week 6 - Practice
Diagnostic methods (microscobic) in protozoal infections
Week 7 - Theoretical
Giardia and Entomoeba species of horse
Week 7 - Practice
Diagnostic methods (serological and molecular) in protozoal infections
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Discussion (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tritrichomonas and Klosiella species of horses
Week 9 - Practice
Morphology of Trypanasoma, Giardia, Entomoeba species
Week 10 - Theoretical
Eimeria and Cryptosporidiyum species of horses
Week 10 - Practice
Morphology of Eimeria and Cryptosporidiyum species
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma and Neospora species and horses as intermediate host
Week 11 - Practice
Life cycle and diagnosis of Sarcocystis, Toxoplasma ve Neospora species
Week 12 - Theoretical
Babesia species of horses
Week 12 - Practice
Diagnosis and treatment of Babesia speciesand protection from babesiosis
Week 13 - Theoretical
Besnoitia and Theileria species of horses
Week 13 - Practice
Besnoitia, Theileria and important ricketsias of horses
Week 14 - Theoretical
Important rickettsiales of horses
Week 14 - Practice
Differencial diagnosis of protozoal infections and control strategies
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%10
Laboratory1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment23210
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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5
3
3
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5
5
5
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5
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3
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5
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5
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5
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3
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2026