COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REPRODUCTION, ARTIFICIAL SEMINATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 4006 REPRODUCTION, ARTIFICIAL SEMINATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BÜLENT BÜLBÜL

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

It is aimed to transfer reproductive knowledge in male and female animals theoretically and practically to the student, to provide information about andrological examination systematics, fertility problems in male and female animals, and to gain skills in biotechnological methods such as semen collection and evaluation according to animal species and artificial insemination.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns about reproduction in male animals
2   Learn about reproduction in female animals
3   Learns the systematic of andrological examination
4   Learns about fertility problems in male animals
5   Learns about fertility problems in female animals
6   Learns semen collection, evaluation and artificial insemination in animals

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Reproductive anatomy and examination in female animals
2 Reproductive anatomy and andrological examination in male animals
3 Reproductive endocrinology
4 Reproductive physiology
5 Sexual cycles in domestic animals
6 Signs of estrus in domestic animals and methods of detection
7 Spermatozoon and seminal plasma
8 Methods of semen collection in animals
9 Examination and evaluation of sperm
10 Short and long term storage of sperm
11 Artificial insemination in animals
12 Reproduction control and estrus synchronization in animals
13 Factors affecting fertility in animals
14 Embryo transfer and in vitro embryo production

Recomended or Required Reading

Sönmez M (2010) Reprodüksiyon, suni tohumlama, androloji. Elazığ.
Ileri IK, Ak K, Pabuççuoğlu S, Birler S (1998) Evcil hayvanlarda reprodüksiyon ve suni tohumlama, Istanbul.
Alaçam E (1990) Theriogenoloji; Evcil hayvanlarda reprodüksiyon, suni tohumlama, obstetrik ve infertilite, Nurol matbaacılık A.Ş., Ankara.
Gordon IR (2005) Reproductive Technologies in farm animals, CABI Publishing, USA.
Mitchell JR and Doak GA (2004) The artificial insemination and embryo transfer of dairy and beef cattle, New Jersey.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with questions to be asked in the midterm and final exams and success in practical lesson.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the theoretical courses during the semester. The course time and, if requested, the time specified for homework submission must be adhered to. Regarding unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams, action will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asist. Prof. Dr. Bülent Bülbül
Dokuz Eylül University Veterinary Faculty Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination,
Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Posta Kodu: 35890, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: bulent.bulbul@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14534

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
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