COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION IN CATS AND DOGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 2004 PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION IN CATS AND DOGS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

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

Learning cat and dog nutrition

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students are learned the priciples of cat and dog nutrition

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Digestive system in cats and dogs Feeding of puppies
2 Nutritional Requirements for Cats and Dogs Nutritional diseases and dietetics in dogs and cats
3 Energy Requirements in Cats and Dogs Digestive system diseases
4 Carbohydrate Requirements in Cats and Dogs Other nutritional diseases
5 Protein Requirements in Cats and Dogs
6 Types of Feed for Dogs
7 Types of Feed for Cats
8 Basic nutritional principles in dogs
9 Basic nutritional principles in cats
10 Feeding of kittens

Recomended or Required Reading

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

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


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

English

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: mehmetali.bal@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30

Office Hours

Will Be Announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 33

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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