COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY ANIMAL NUTRITION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 3019 LABORATORY ANIMAL NUTRITION 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

With this course, it is aimed that students gain knowledge and skills on nutritional requirements, ration (feed) preparation according to experimental design and preparation of special diets.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain basic information about nutrition
2   To be able to define nutrients and their metabolism
3   To be able to show the anatomy and digestive physiology of the digestive canal according to the species
4   To be able to explain the nutritional requirements of laboratory animals according to their species.
5   To be able to calculate ration preparation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in nutrition
2 Essential Nutrients
3 Metabolism of nutrients
4 Energy requirements and energy metabolism
5 Protein metabolism
6 Carbohydrate metabolism
7 Metabolism of vitamins and inorganic substances
8 Lipid metabolism
9 Midterm
10 Metabolism and nutritional requirements of laboratory animals according to their species
11 Metabolism and nutritional requirements of laboratory animals according to their species
12 Anatomy and digestive physiology of the digestive tract by species
13 Anatomy and digestive physiology of the digestive tract of animals such as mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pig
14 Anatomy and digestive physiology of the digestive tract of animals such as mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pig

Recomended or Required Reading

Fox MW.. Laboratory animal husbandry: ethology, welfare, and experimental variables, State University of New York Press, NY,1986 Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council, Fourth Revised Edition, Natıonal Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1995 Fox JG, Cohen BJ, Loew FM.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academıc Press, Inc. 1984. Canadian Council on Animal Care, Gulde to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals ; Volume 1.1105-151 Slater street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5HP3.,1984 Canadian council on Animal Care, Guide to the Care Use of Experimental Animals ; Volume 2. 1105-151 Slater street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5HP3.,1984
Sharp PF, Regina Marie C.L, The Laboratory Rat, CRC Press London, 1998.
Harkness, JE.; Wagner, JE. 195 The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, Williams & Wilkins, Ballemira
Wagner JE.; Manning PS.; The Blology of the Gulnea Pig, Academic Press 1976666, New York, Lonnnnndon

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation and homework

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

- The understanding of the theoretical presentations and interactive discussions of the course is evaluated with the midterm and final exams,
- Literature study, data collection, compiling, synthesizing the acquired knowledge and expressing it clearly are evaluated with the preparation and presentation of the homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Metin ÇABUK
DEU Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Science and Animal Nutrition KIRAZ-IZMIR
0 (232) 572 35 30-14504

Office Hours

It will be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Final 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 25

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2545
LO.35345
LO.4545
LO.5545