COURSE SYLLABUS

VETERINARY ARTHROPODOLOGY

1	Course Title:	VETERINARY ARTHROPODOLOGY
2	Course Code:	VPR6005
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. LEVENT AYDIN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	laydin@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach students diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention techniques of the Arthropod infestations in ruminants, carnivores, pigs, poultry and equidae. Introduce vectors which cause zoonotic diseases.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	By knowing the general characteristics of the arthropods and their treatments, the veterinary profession will be performed more effectively.

Learning Outcomes:

1	How to identify arthropod diseases on ruminants, equidae, pigs, carnivores and poultry ;
2	Biology of arthropods in domestic animals;
3	Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of arthropods ;
4	Treatment, control and prevention techniques of arthropod infestations;
5	How arthropods act as a vector and transmit diseases , and their medical / veterinary importance;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Arthropodology, systematic, biology, predators, vectors and control techniques	Comparing arthropods (Insecta between Acarina)
2	Taxonomy, morphology, and control of Diptera and mosquitos	Usage drugs of flies on animals and in animal barn
3	Taxonomy, morphology and as a vector of Diptera, Muscidae, Culicidae, Phlebotomus, Glossina	Examination of fly species in laboratory
4	Morphology, biology, control and prevention of myiasis species and Screw worm	Lab diagnosis of myiasis flies and VCD of screw worm
5	Enfestations of Cimicidae, Blattaria, Odonata and Coleoptera as a vector, their treatment and precautions.	Preparation of Blattaria and Cimex spp. and their microscopical screenings
6	Morphology, taxonomy and biology of fleas (treatment and control)	Flea preparation and microscopy in lab
7	Morphology, biology, diagnosis of Ixodidae family, treatment and prophilaxy with transmitted diseases	Differantial diagnosis of Ixodidae , eggs, larvae, nymph and adults of ticks
8	Morphology, biology, diagnosis of Argasidae family, treatment and prophilaxy with transmitted diseases	Differantial diagnosis of Argasidae, eggs, larvae, nymph and adults of ticks
9	Morphology, biology, diagnosis, treatment and prophilaxy of house dust mite, Dermanyssus, Ornithonyssus, Acarus spp.	Microscopical diagnosis of house dust mite preparations
10	Mallophaga and Anoplura infestations in mammals	Collecting lice from farm of faculty and their preparation
11	Mallophaga and Anoplura infestations in poultry	Lab diagnosis and identifications of Mallophaga and Anoplura
12	Morphology and biology of scabies species	Detection and examination techniques of scabies species
13	Comparing of scabies species, diagnose, treatment and prophylaxy	Microscopical diagnosis of scabies
14	Zoonose arthropods and prophylaxy	Examination techniques of arthropods as zoonose parasites

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Wall R, Shearer D. Veterinary Ectoparasites. Blackwell Science, 2001. 2. Mullen G, Durden L. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press, 2002. 3. Dik B. Entomoloji. Selçuk Üniv. Basımevi, Konya, 2003 4. Walker AR, Bouttour A ve ark. Ticks of Domestic Animals in Africa. Bioscience Reports, 2003. 5. Özcel MA (Ed). Veteriner Hekimliğinde Parazit Hastalıkları, Meta Basım, İzmir, 2013. 6. Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL. Veterinary Parasitology. 3rd Ed, Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	one final exam are applied.
Information	100% of final make up the success grade

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	0	2	28
Projects	7	3	21
Field Studies	7	6	42
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	10	3	30
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			207
Total workload/ 30 hr			6,9
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	4
LO2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5
LO3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
LO4	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3
LO5	2	5	3	5	3	5	4	4	5	4	3	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High