Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infertility in the Mare
Course Code: VDJ604
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Knowledge about infertility that causes economic losses in mares

Course Content

Congenital, acquired and fuctionalcauses of infertility in mares and treatment methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Güneş ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge about infertility in mares
2.Knowledge about structural disorders that cause infertility in mares
3.Knowledge about fuctional infertility in mares
4.Knowledge about infectious infertility in mares
5.To have information about diagnosis and treatment protocols in infertility cases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Alaçam, E. (2002) Doğum ve İnfertilite, Medisan Yayınları, Ankara.
2.Noakes, D.E., Parkinson, T.J., England, G.C.W. (2001) Artur’s Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, W.B. Saunders Comp., Philadelphia.
3.Hafez, E.S.E. (1993) Reproduction in Farm Animals, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia.
4.Dinç, D.A. (2008) Ultrason fiziği ve ineklerde reprodüktif ultrasonografi, Pozitif Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Overview of infertility in mares
Week 2 - Theoretical
Maintenance and feeding conditions that effecting fertility
Week 3 - Theoretical
Structural disorders that affecting fertility in mares
Week 4 - Theoretical
Acquired disorders that affecting fertility in mares
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pubertas and sexual cycle
Week 6 - Theoretical
Functional infertility
Week 7 - Theoretical
Functional infertility (Intermediate exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Anoestrus, suboestrus and divided oestrus
Week 9 - Theoretical
Infectious infertility in mares
Week 10 - Theoretical
Infectious infertility in mares
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examination, diagnosis and treatment of endometritis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pyometra
Week 13 - Theoretical
Venereal diseases
Week 14 - Theoretical
Importance of examination of mares for infertility
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment4%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment40728
Reading140684
Midterm Examination124125
Final Examination134135
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
OÇ-2
3
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
OÇ-3
3
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
OÇ-4
3
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
OÇ-5
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026