COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL DISEASES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 2022 ANIMAL NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL DISEASES COMPULSORY 3 1 0 4

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET ALI BAL

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To provide the veterinary candidates with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary for feeding animals according to their species.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn basic concepts in animal nutrition.
2   To have information about the evaluation of food metabolism in terms of animal nutrition
3   To learn the feeding of different animal species more broadly.
4   To have information about the metabolic diseases that develop due to nutrition in these animals and the ways of protection from them.
5   To determine the nutritional and energy needs of farm animals according to their different periods, and to learn how to make maximum use of the available feed sources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of nutrients and nutrition, importance of animal nutrition Introduction of Animal Nutrition Laboratory and its applications Definition of nutrients and nutrition, the importance of animal nutrition
2 Comparative digestive system anatomy and physiology, differences between species in digestion and metabolism of nutrients
3 Water, Carbohydrate, Lipid, protein digestion and metabolism
4 Energy metabolism, mineral and vitamin metabolism
5 General principles of ruminant nutrition and Nutrition of dairy cows
6 Nutrition of dairy cows
7 Feeding of beef cattle, male breeders and calves
8 Feeding of buffalo, sheep and goats, nutritional diseases in ruminants
9 General principles of feeding monogastric animals. Nutrition of Horses and Pigs
10 Feeding of broiler, laying hens and breeding
11 Nutritional diseases in poultry, Nutritional diseases in horses Nutritional disorders in poultry and horses Feeding of turkey, quail, geese, ducks and exotic birds
12 Feeding cats, dogs, rabbits and fish, feeding laboratory animals Beekeeping and bee feding
13 Ration preparation techniques (Pearson square technique, trial and error technique, equation technique)
14 Ration preparation techniques (Ration preparation with computer package programs and feed production)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ergün, A., Tuncer, Ş.D., Çolpan, I., Yalçın, S., Yıldız, G., Küçükersan, M.K., Küçükersan, S., Şehu, A.Saçaklı, P., (2020). Hayvan Besleme ve Beslenme Hastalıkları.( Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases) 8th. edition,Emla Teknik Basım Matbacılık, Ankara
2. Ensminger, M.E., Oldfield, J.E., Heinemann, W.W. (1990). Feeds and Nutrition. 2nd ed, The Ensminger Publishing Company, USA.
3. Perry, T.W., Cullison, A.E., Lowrey, R.S. (2003).Feeds and Feeding.6th ed, Prince Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07458, USA. Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases. 2nd Edition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-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 the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to continue with p during the semester. The course time and, if requested, the time specified for the submission of the assignment should be observed. The unethical behaviors that may occur in the courses and exams will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of animal nutrition and nutrition diseases
Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Postal Code: 35890, Kiraz / IZMIR
e-mail: metin.cabuk@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30 - 14504

Office Hours

Will Be Announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Practice (Reflection) 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 2 8 16
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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