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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS VCR 5007 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES AND SURGERY 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 provide knowledge and skills about the diagnosis and surgical treatment of digestive system diseases in farm animals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the digestive system diseases and diagnosis methods encountered in ruminants 2   Knows surgical treatment options in digestive system diseases and can determine the appropriate one for the case 3   Can apply the treatment options learned 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 Oral cavity diseases and surgery 2 Esophageal diseases and surgery 3 Surgical approaches to the abdomen 4 Introduction to forestomach surgery 5 Vagal indigestion and Rumenotomy 6 Introduction to abomasum surgery 7 Left displacement of the abomasum 8 Midterm 9 Right displacement of abomasum 10 Abomasum torsion and fistula 11 Small intestinal surgery 12 Cecal surgery 13 Colon and rectum surgery 14 Abdominal abscesses 15 Peritoneal diseases 16 Final Exam (Final)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Weaver AD, Atkinson O, St. Jean G, Steiner A (2018). Bovine Surgery and Lameness. 3rd. Edition, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK. 2. Fubini SL, Ducharme NG (2017). Farm Animal Surgery. 2nd. Edition, Elsevier, Missouri, USA.

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