Information Package / Course Catalogue
Udder Health Control Programs
Course Code: VDJ656
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

Informing about basic principles and current approaches on mastitis control in dairy herds

Course Content

Maintaining mastitis between economic tolerable levels with continous monitorisation, alterations in the environment and management factors together with the establishment of correct milking methods is being covered

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Bayazıt MUSAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Meme morfolojisi, sütün içeriği ve laktasyon hakkında bilgi sahibi olunması
2.Mastitis epidemiyolojisi ve tanısına meme sağlığı kontrolü açısından bakış açısı edinilmesi
3.Elle ve makineli doğru sağım yöntemlerinin öğrenilmesi
4.Sağım makinasının yapısı, bakımı ve temizliği hakkında bilgi edinilmesi
5.Kuru dönem sağaltımı ve kuru dönem yönetiminin öğrenilmesi
6.Sütçü işletmelerde kayıt ve çevre yönetimi hakkında bilgilenilmesi
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kaymaz M, Fındık M, Rişvanlı A, Köker A. (2016) Evcil Hayvanlarda Meme Hastalıkları, Medipres, Malatya.
2.Blowey R, Edmondson P (2010) Mastitis control in dairy herds, CABI, Oxfordshire.
3.Homan EJ, Wattiaux MA “Lactation and milking (In) Technical Dairy Guide” Babcock Institute, Wisconsin, USA; çev. B. Musal “Laktasyon ve Sağım, Teknik Süt Sığırcılığı Rehberi” Çev Ed. Ahmet G. Önol, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayın No: 29, Aydın, 2008.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Components of Udder Health Control Programs
Week 2 - Theoretical
Morphology of the Udder and teat
Week 3 - Theoretical
Lactation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ingredients and structure of milk
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pathogenesis and epidemics of mastitis in the cow
Week 6 - Theoretical
Mastitis diagnosis in the cow
Week 7 - Theoretical
Correct milking techniques (Mid-term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Milking machines
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cleaning and maintainence of the milking machine
Week 10 - Theoretical
Udder health and farm record systems
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dry Cow Management
Week 12 - Theoretical
Dry Cow Management
Week 13 - Theoretical
Corrrect environmental management – Outward factors
Week 14 - Theoretical
Corrrect environmental management – Inward factors
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Reading100220
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
3
OÇ-2
5
4
OÇ-3
3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
OÇ-6
5
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