Information Package / Course Catalogue
Reproductive Control in Pet Animals
Course Code: VDJ654
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

Teaching the control of sexual cycles in pet animals according to their stages.

Course Content

Control of reproduction in pet animals, suppression and delaying estrus, and prevention of implantation are theoretically described.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hayrettin ÇETİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning surgical and medical contraception techniques
2.Learning oestrous delay techniques
3.Learning to proestrus suppression
4.Learning the methods of stimulating estrus and ovulation
5.Learning the approaches to be followed against unwanted pregnancies
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kaymaz M, Fındık M, Rişvanlı A, Köker A (2019) Köpek ve Kedilerde Doğum ve Jinekoloji, 3. Baskı, Medipres matbaacılık, Malatya
2.Noakes, D.E., Parkinson, T.J., England, G.C.W. (2001) Artur’s Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, W.B. Saunders Comp., Philadelphia.
3.Mazzaferro E (2018) Küçük Hayvanlarda Sıvı Tedavisi Asit Baz ve Elektrolit Bozuklukları, Medipres matbaacılık, Malatya
4.Bayrakal A, İskefli O (2020) Veteriner Reçete Rehberi, Güneş Tıp kitapevi, İstanbul
5.Pennick D., d’Anjou MA (2013). Küçük Hayvan Ultrasonografi Atlası. Medipres Malatya.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Sexual cycles and cycle follow-up in the bitch and the queen
Week 2 - Theoretical
Puberty and period problems - case discussion
Week 3 - Theoretical
Delaying and suppressing estrus in the bitch and the queen
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ovulation stimulation and superfolliculation in the bitch and the queen
Week 5 - Theoretical
Estrus stimulation in the bitch and the queen
Week 6 - Theoretical
Determining the optimal mating time in the bitch and the queen
Week 7 - Theoretical
Approach to unwanted pregnancies in the bitch and the queen (Mid-term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Immunocontraception
Week 9 - Theoretical
Immunocontraception
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pseudopregnancy management
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pregnancy care and patient management
Week 12 - Theoretical
Parturition management
Week 13 - Theoretical
Surgical sterilization methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Operation cesarean
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Reading121124
Individual Work121124
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
4
4
4
5
1
1
OÇ-2
4
3
3
5
1
1
OÇ-3
4
3
3
5
1
1
OÇ-4
4
3
3
5
1
1
OÇ-5
4
3
3
5
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026