COURSE SYLLABUS

PHYSIOLOGY OF WILD AND ORNAMENTAL ANIMALS

1	Course Title:	PHYSIOLOGY OF WILD AND ORNAMENTAL ANIMALS
2	Course Code:	VET2518
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	1
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Füsun AK SONAT
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Füsun AK SONAT fusunak@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 294 1229 Uludağ Üniv. Veteriner Fak. Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı Bursa Turkey 16059
18	Website:	http://www.veteriner.uludag
19	Objective of the Course:	The teaching of some exotic animals and laboratory animals' physiology at the undergraduate level which may be necessary for veterinary medicine training.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To increase the knowledge and experience of students about wild and ornamental animal physiology.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learns the importance of physiology of exotic animals in veterinary medicine.;
2	Morphologically and physiologically recognizes breeds of different species in exotic animals;
3	Structure and functioning of tissues and organs, physiological mechanisms of wild and ornamental animals is know.;
4	Theoretical and practical knowledge makes the clinical practice more successful in terms of exotic animal medicine;
5	Has knowledge about the general physiological characteristics of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and some mammals;
6	Acquires some basic information for training of animals to be trained about the breeding and diseases covered by the course.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Importance of Exotic Animal Medicine	Technical trip to the zoo and student meetings with the zoo physicians to understand the importance of Exotic Animal Medicine
2	Physiology of fishes	Video demonstration of Fish Physiology
3	Physiology of fishes	Video demonstration of the Physiological characteristics of fish
4	Physiological characteristics of reptiles	Video demonstration of the Physiology of Reptiles
5	Physiological characteristics of reptiles	Video demonstration of the physiological characteristics of reptiles
6	Amphibias and physiology	Video demonstration about the Physiology of Amphibians
7	Amphibias and physiology	Video demonstration of the Physiology of Frogs
8	Physiological characteristics of cage birds	Video demonstration of the physiology of caged birds
9	Physiology of predatory birds	Video demonstration of the physiology of birds of predatory
10	Physiology of predatory birds	Video demonstration of the physiology of birds of predatory
11	Rodents and their physiological properties	Video demonstration of rodent physiology
12	Rodents and their physiological properties	Video demonstration of the physiology of rodents and bears
13	Physiology of other mammals	Technical trip to Karacabey Ovakorusu Bear Shelter Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
14	Physiology of other mammals	Getting one-to-one information from veterinarians working on wildlife.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Girling, Simon. Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets.Blackwell Pub, 2003. 2.Exotic animal medicine for the veterinary technician. Edited by Bonnie Ballard and Ryan Cheek.--1st ed.--Ames,Iowa. Iowa State Press, 2003. 3. Manual of exotic pets Ed. Peter H. Beynon, John Cooper. Barcelona.BSAVA , 1991. 4. Laboratory animals. An introduction for experimanters. Ed. A.A. Tuffery. 2. ed. Chichester. John Wiley&Sons, 1995. 5.Percy, Dean H. Pathology of laboratory rodents & rabbits . Dean H. Percy, Stephen W. Barthold.--2nd ed. Ames. Iowa State University Press, 2001. 6.Field, Karl J. The laboratory hamster & gerbil / Karl J. Field, Amber L. Sibold, [and] editor Mark A. Suckow. Boca Raton, FlaCRC Press, 1999. 7.Chiasson, Robert B. Laboratory anatomy of the white rat. Robert B. Chiasson; [illustrated by Robert B. Chiasson].--5th ed.-- Boston : WCB McGraw-Hill , 1994. 8.The biology of the laboratory rabbit / edited by Patrick J. Manning, Daniel H. Ringler, Christian E.Newcomer.--2nd ed.--San Diego : Academic Press , 1994. 9 The laboratory rat / edited by Georg J. Krinke.--San Diego, Calif. Academic Press , 2000.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	multiple choice exam
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High