Information Package / Course Catalogue
Parasites of Wild and Exotic Animals
Course Code: VPR670
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: 1
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 Wild and Exotic animals helmints protozoons

Course Content

Morphology, biology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment and preventation of important arthropods of Wild and Exotic animals Morphology, biology and transmission of importantWild and Exotic animals protozoons Diagnosis of important Wild and Exotic animals Helments Treatment of important horse protozoons and preventation from important horse protozoons

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Nuran AYSUL
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge about morphology, biology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of important arthropods of wild and exotic animals
2.Having knowledge about morphology, biology, transmission ways, diseases, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of important wild and exotic animals protozooan
3.Having knowledge about morphology, biology, transmission ways, diseases, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of important wild and exotic animals helminths.
4.Having knowledge about important zoonotic parasites passing from wild and exotic animals to human.
5.Having knowledge about important parasites passing from wild and exotic animals to domestic.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Some louse, flea and tick species seen on wild and exotic animals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Scabies and flies of wild and exotic animals
Week 3 - Theoretical
Medical importance of important wild and exotic animals arthropods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diagnosis and preventation of arthropohs of wild and exotic animals
Week 5 - Theoretical
Important protozoan species on wild and exotic animals
Week 6 - Theoretical
Trypanasome spp. in wild and exotic animals
Week 7 - Theoretical
Diagnostic methods (microscobic) in protozoal infections
Week 8 - Theoretical
Discussion (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Diagnostic methods (serological and molecular) in protozoal infections
Week 10 - Theoretical
Trematode and Cestod infections in wild and exotic animals arthropods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nematod infections in wild and exotic animals arthropods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Diagnostic methods (microscobic) in helmentic infections
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diagnostic methods (serological and molecular) in Hlmenticinfections
Week 14 - Theoretical
Giardia, Entomoeba, Tritrichomonas and Klosiella species of wild and exotic animals
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 - Theory140114
Assignment1303
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)29
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-5
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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5
5
3
5
5
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5
2
5
5
5
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OÇ-5
5
5
3
3
5
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5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026