COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HERD MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 3007 HERD MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HÜLYA GIRGIN

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach undergraduate students how to apply health management in breeding establishments and management rules, since yields of economic importance such as milk, meat and brood yields in animal breeding can only be obtained from healthy herds.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the basic concepts of herd health.
2   Learns the importance of herd health in herd management and basic business principles.
3   Learns to plan in herd management.
4   Learns the effect of herd management on milk and fertility and how to prepare control programs.
5   Gains the necessary skills in field applications for herd health.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Herd Health Management Heifer Management and Health
2 Basic Herd Health Management Programs Shelters
3 Care in Livestock Breeding Herd Management in Sheep and Goat Breeding
4 Herd Health in Dairy Cows Important Diseases Affecting Herd Health
5 Nutrition in Herd Management
6 Fertility in Herd Management
7 Foot Health
8 Breast Health-Mastitis
9 Identification of Sick Animals in the Herd and Protection Methods
10 Calf Care

Recomended or Required Reading

Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları -2012
Temel Sürü Sağlığı Yönetimi Kitabı
Prof.Dr.M.Mustafa Oğan
Prof.Dr. I.Ismet TÜRKMEN
Prof.Dr. Kamil SEYREK INTAŞ
Prof.Dr. Sezgin ŞENTÜRK
Yrd.Doç.Dr. Abdülkadir ORMAN

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be done theoretically. Lecture, 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.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The time specified in the course hour must be followed. Unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams will be acted upon within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör.Dr.Hülya GIRGIN
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi
Cumhuriyet Mahallesi cami Sok.No:3 posta Kodu:35890
Kiraz -IZMIR
Telefon: 0(232) 572 35 30
e-mail: hulya.girgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 32

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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