1	Course Title:	INTERNAL DISEASES OF EXOTIC ANIMALS
2	Course Code:	VET4518
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
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:	Doç. Dr. HÜSEYİN CİHAN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	hcihan@uludag.edu.tr +90-224-2940813 Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Hayvan Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059, Görükle/BURSA
18	Website:	http://veteriner.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is specifically designed to acquaint the student with the most common exotic pets, their husbandry, restraint, sampling, examination and treatment techniques
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Teaches the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of internal diseases of exotic animals.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to approach birds, reptiles and rodents and can handle them in an appropriate way ; 2 To be able to associate management and feeding with clinical signs in exotic species ; 3 To be able to learn and interpret the important diseases of exotic birds, reptile and rodents ; 4 To be able to diagnose the indicated diseases with their analyzing ability ; 5 To be able to apply diagnosis and treatment efficiently; 6 To be able to use the right medications for the treatments; 7 To be able to get prophylactic approaches to avoid from the diseases and manage the care and feeding of the exotic animals;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Definition of exotic pet, handling,sample collection technicques, clinical and laboratory technicques. .	Physical and chemical restraint of exotic birds, clinical and diagnostic techniques
2	Parrot and budgerigars: Digestive tract diseases; proventricular dilatation, salmonellosis, pseudotuberculosis, parasitism, avian tuberculosis.	Sample collection in exotic birds, fecal examination, crop swaps, haematological and biochemical examinations
3	Clinical approach to dyspneic birds, chlamydiosis, sinusitis, aspergillus inf. , diseases characterized by , abdominal enlargement fungal infections- aspergillosis, candidiasis	Medication techniques in exotic birds, therapeutic agents and their effects
4	Viral infections; paramyxovirus inf., pacheco’s disease, psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD)	Emergency techniques in exotic birds
5	Exotic birds: Skin diseases; feather picking, pruritus , feather defects, beak and nail problems	Basic and practical work on the most common non-infectious diseases recognize disease pathophysiology
6	Pigeons : Paramyxovirosis, adenovirus, herpesvirus and poxvirus inf, salmonellosis, e.coli septicemia, ornithosis, trichomoniasis., ascaridiasis, capillariasis, coccidiosis	Husbandry during hospitalisation in exotic birds, and hand feeding in exotic birds
7	Raptors : Non infectious diseases, bumblefoot, viral infections ( herpesvirus, adenovirus, poxvirus ), bacterial diseases ( avian tb., chlamydiosis, salmonellosis ) fungal diseases; candidiasis, aspergillosis	Physical and chemical restraint of reptiles, clinical and diagnostic techniques
8	Lizards and snakes :Anorexia, bacterial infections (pseudomonas, aeromonas spp. enf.),hypovitaminosis B , necrotic stomatitis, metabolic bone disease	Sample collection in reptiles, faecal examination, skin scrapings, haematological and biochemical examinations
9	Respiratory diseases: Pneumonias, rhinitis, blister disease, diseases causing vomitus and regurgitation	Medication techniques in reptiles, therapeutic agents and their effects
10	Cholenians :Hypovitaminosis A, bacterial septicaemia, flagella inf., helminthiasis, nephritis, nutritional osteodistrophia,, anorexia following hibernation, pneumonias	Husbandry during hospitalisation in reptiles, and hand feeding
11	Rabbit, chinchilla, hamster and gerbils:Bacterial pneumonia and respiratory system diseases,Tyzzer’s disease, bacterial enteritis, proliferatif ileitis, campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, antibiotic toxicity	Physical and chemical restraint of rodents, clinical and diagnostic techniques
12	Myxsomatosis, papillomatosis , fibromatosis, viral hemorrhagic disease, lymphocyticchoriomeningitis in hamsters and chinchillas, cytomegalovirus and adenovirus inf.of guinea pigs	Sample collection in rodents, faecal examination, crop swaps, haematological and biochemical examinations
13	Endoparasitism, coccidiosis, demodicosis, mite, infestations, acariasis, pediculosis, protozoal inf.	Medication techniques in rodents, therapeutic agents and their effects
14	Dermatophytosis, maloclusion, hairballs, hypovitaminosis E , ketosis, hypovitaminozis C and heat stress	Husbandry during hospitalisation in rodents

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Exotic Animal Care and Management, Kathy Nuttall, Vicki Judah, CENGAGE Delmar Learning,2008 2.VeterinaryNursing of ExoticPets. Simon J.G. BraidVeterinaryHospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003 3.ExoticAnimalFormulary. Second Ed.,Carpenter J. W. WB SaundersComp., Philadelphia, 2001 4.LaboratoryMedicine: AvianandExoticPets. Fudge A.M., WB SaundersComp., Philadelphia, 1999 5.BSAVA Manual of ExoticPets. Meredith A.,Redrobe S. BlackwellPubl. co., Iowa State Pres, 2001 6.ClinicalMedicine of Small MammalsandPrimates. 2nd Ed.,Harapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes D.D., Manson Publishing, Iowa, 1998
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	Written and test exams
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	2	4
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	6	1	6
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	4	2	8
Final Exams	1	1	1
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 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 LO2 4 4 4 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 LO3 4 5 4 5 4 3 1 1 2 3 5 3 LO4 5 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 2 3 4 3 LO5 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 LO6 4 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 LO7 4 5 3 5 5 5 1 1 2 3 4 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High