COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POULTRY BIOCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 2022 POULTRY BIOCHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ZEYNEP SEMEN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach the metabolic activities of poultry, clinical parameters and to use these knowledge and skills in poultry veterinary medicine.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the differences of some biochemical mechanisms specific to poultry compared to mammals.
2   Knows the analysis techniques of biochemical parameters specific to poultry, reference values and the situations expressed by their changes.
3   Knows digestion and absorption, energy metabolism and metabolism of biomolecules in poultry.
4   Knows biochemical diagnosis methods of diseases specific to poultry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Digestion and absorption in poultry.
2 Digestion and absorption in poultry.
3 Digestion and absorption in poultry.
4 Carbohydrate metabolism in poultry.
5 Carbohydrate metabolism in poultry.
6 Protein metabolism in poultry.
7 Protein metabolism in poultry.
8 Lipid metabolism in poultry.
9 Lipid metabolism in poultry.
10 Hormonal regulation of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolisms in poultry.
11 Enzymology in poultry.
12 Enzymology in poultry.
13 Metabolic diseases in poultry.
14 Metabolic diseases in poultry.

Recomended or Required Reading

Scanes, CG. Sturkie's Avian Physiology. 6th Ed., Elsevier.
Fudge, A.M. Laboratory Medicine: Avian and Exotic Pets. W.B. Saunders Company
Stevens, L. Avian and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Cambridge University Press
Karagül, H., Altıntaş, A., Fidancı, U.R., Sel, T.(2000) Klinik Biyokimya, Medisan, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, presentation, home-work

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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Temel Bilimler Bölümü, Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: zeynep.semen@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30 14515

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2333
LO.3333
LO.4333

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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