Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infertility and Treatment Methods
Course Code: VST642
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

To give information about individual and environmental reasons of infertility in farm animals especially in cows. Treatment procedures for infertility

Course Content

Variety reasons of infertility in farm animals, incidence of infertility and treatment methods of infertility

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Description of infertility
2.Reasons of the infertility
3.Classification of infertility agents
4.Treatment methods
5.internal and external factors affecting fertility
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description and importance of fertility in farm animals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Description of fertility parameters in farm animals and targets to be achieved
Week 3 - Theoretical
Agents causing infertility
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classifications of agents causing infertility
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diseases of genital tract
Week 6 - Theoretical
Insufficient ovarian function
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ovarian aberrancies
Week 8 - Theoretical
The importance of care and feeding, (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Oestrus detection failures
Week 10 - Theoretical
Infectious agents
Week 11 - Theoretical
Embryonic lost
Week 12 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 13 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hormone administrations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1011
Quiz1011
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
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
5
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
OÇ-4
4
5
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026