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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS VCR 5005 HOOF AND HORN HEALTH IN FARM ANIMALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Veterinary Surgery

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIH ALTAN

Offered to

Veterinary Surgery

Course Objective

To gain clinical knowledge and skills about the diagnosis and treatment of foot and horn diseases in ruminants.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge about the anatomy of the hoof and horn 2   Gains knowledge about correct hoof trimming in cattle and can apply it 3   Knows and applies dehorning methods 4   Creates information and solution proposals on the subject 5   Makes lectures/presentations and discusses at the level of expertise in professional environments related to his/her field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Horn anatomy 2 Dehorning methods 3 Economic losses caused by foot diseases 4 Hoof anatomy 5 Hoof care and foot diseases 6 Barn Hygiene and hoof health 7 Nutrition and foot diseases 8 Midterm 9 Noninfectious foot diseases 10 Noninfectious foot diseases 11 Infectious foot Diseases 12 Infectious foot Diseases 13 Hoof care and cutting in ruminants 14 Foot baths in ruminants 15 Foot disorders in Small Ruminants 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Elma E, Yavru N, Özkan K (2000). Ayak Hastalıkları. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi, Konya. 2. Weaver AD, Atkinson O, St. Jean G, Steiner A (2018). Bovine Surgery and Lameness. 3rd. Edition, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK.

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 PRF PERFORMANCE 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Case studies, problem-based solutions, homework preparation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.altan@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 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 LO.5