Information Package / Course Catalogue
Infertility in Small Ruminants
Course Code: VST651
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

To give systematic information about general and local symptoms of disease connected with small ruminant fertility

Course Content

Factors causing infertility in small ruminants, reasons, results and treatment of this factors

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Infertility in sheep
2.Infertility in goats
3.Reasons of infertility in small ruminants
4.Treatment methods
5.Preventive medicine against agents causing fertility problems
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Segmental aplasia of wolf duct
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cryptorshidism
Week 3 - Theoretical
Hypoplasia of testis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Inadequate libido
Week 5 - Theoretical
Heat stress in male
Week 6 - Theoretical
Disease of testis and accessory glands
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dysfunction of ovaries
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nutrition and infertility in small ruminants, (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Embryonic lost
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bacterial, viral and protozoon infections
Week 11 - Theoretical
Failure in fertilization
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nutrition deficient
Week 13 - Theoretical
Mating deficient
Week 14 - Theoretical
Treatment methods
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
Reading160232
Quiz1011
Midterm Examination116117
Final Examination120121
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
5
4
3
3
OÇ-2
3
4
3
3
5
OÇ-3
3
5
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026