1	Course Title:	PHYSIOLOGY OF LABORATORY ANIMALS
2	Course Code:	VET1509
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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:	Prof. Dr. NURTEN GALİP
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Cenk AYDIN Prof. Dr. Murat YALCIN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	nurteng@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 294 1273 Uludag University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Physiology Gorukle Bursa Turkey 16059
18	Website:	http://www.veteriner.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn general physiology of mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster To learn normal blood and serum parameters, quantity of body fluids and blood, and blood collection methods To learn blood circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, excretory system, hormonal system and reproductive system in mouse, rat, guinea pig, rabbit and hamster
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learning general physiology of mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 2 Learning comparative physiology of blood and serum parameters in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 3 Learning body fluids and quantity of blood in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 4 Learning blood collection methods in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 5 Learning comparative physiology of blood circulatory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 6 Learning comparative physiology of digestive system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 7 Learning comparative physiology of respiratory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 8 Learning comparative physiology of excretory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 9 Learning comparative physiology of hormonal system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster; 10 Learning comparative physiology of reproductive system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General physiology of mouse, rat and guinea pig
2	General physiology of rabbit and hamster
3	Comparative physiology of blood and serum parameters in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
4	Comparative physiology of blood and serum parameters in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
5	Body fluids and quantity of blood in mouse, rat and guinea pig
6	Body fluids and quantity of blood in rabbit, and hamster
7	Blood collection methods in mouse, rat and guinea pig
8	Blood collection methods in rabbit and hamster
9	Comparative physiology of blood circulatory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
10	Comparative physiology of digestive system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
11	Comparative physiology of respiratory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
12	Comparative physiology of excretory system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
13	Comparative physiology of hormonal system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster
14	Comparative physiology of reproductive system in mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig and hamster

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- İDE, T. Laboratuvar Hayvanları Biliminin Temel İlkeleri. Medipres, Ankara, 2003. 2- YÜCEL, O. Küçük Deney Hayvanlarından Rat, Matris Tanıtım Baskı Hizmetleri, Ankara, 2012. 3- Armutak, E.İ, Yiğit, F. Laboratuvar Hayvanları Rehberi, Nobel Tip Kitabevi, İSTANBUL, 2014.
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	11	2	22
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 LO2 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 LO3 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 LO4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO9 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO10 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High