COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEONATAL DISEASES OF CALVES AND LAMBS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VCR 5034 NEONATAL DISEASES OF CALVES AND LAMBS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PELIN FATOŞ POLAT DINÇER

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

Learns the diseases, prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal calves and lambs. Gains knowledge about newborn care. Learns to interpret the laboratory findings of the diseases, search the relevant literature, and apply the achievements in the field environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the pathophysiology of neonatal diseases.
2   Defines the clinical approach to patients and evaluates differential diagnoses for correct diagnosis.
3   Learns the appropriate treatment and prophylaxis methods.
4   Gains knowledge about farm management and sustainability.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course content and description
2 The effect of maternal health, age, and care-feeding on calf diseases
3 Construction of calf and lamb unit
4 Newborn care
5 General approach to bacterial, viral, parasitic and nutritional neonatal diarrhea
6 Passive transfer failure and weak calf, lamb syndrome
7 Digestive system diseases of calves and lambs
8 Midterm
9 Digestive system diseases of calves and lambs
10 Clinical findings in calf diarrhea caused by bacterial, viral, parasitic and nutritional neonatal diarrhea
11 General approach to hepatobiliary system diseases of calves and lambs
12 General clinical approach to the complex of respiratory system diseases of calves and lambs
13 Important diseases affecting the nervous system in calves and lambs
14 Important cardiological and urinary system diseases of calves and lambs
15 Clinical approach to important calf diseases with sudden death
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Smith, B. P. (2014). Large animal internal medicine-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Pediatrics. 5th edition. Eleanor Main, Linda Denehy. 2016. Elsevier. London. UK.
2. Holtgrew-Bohling, K. J. (2019). Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians E- Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
3. Şentürk S. (2019). Olgu Tartışmalı Buzağıların Iç Hastalıkları Kitabı.4.baskı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type course
Problem/Problem Solving
Problem-based teaching (PBL)

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 MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student's preparation for the subject, presentation skills, and participation in the discussions will be considered as Homework/Presentation. In the final exams, the skills of explanation, interpretation, decision making, and combining information will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pelinfatos.polat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4

CONTACT INFORMATION
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