COURSE SYLLABUS

EQUINE NEONATAL DISEASES

1	Course Title:	EQUINE NEONATAL DISEASES
2	Course Code:	VİH6032
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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. Engin Kennerman
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	engink@uludag.edu.tr +90 224 2941207 Uludag Universitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Hayvan Hastanesi, İç Hastalıkları A.D. Nilüfer 16059 Bursa
18	Website:	http://veteriner.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	To become students qualified theoretically about neonatal diseases of equide. To diagnose this diseases with the evaluating of laboratory parameters, make the differential diagnosis and to learn the treatment methods. To provide knowledge about preventive medicine
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Students can diagnose and treath neonatal dieases of foals.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student learns specific diseases of neonate ;
2	The student learns specific diseases of this system of horses in our country ;
3	The student learns to determine differential diagnosis with clinical and laboratory findings of the diseases of horses ;
4	The student learns to determine prophylactic methods for preventing from diseases;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Importance of Neonatal diseases; First Examination of the New Born
2	Phsyological, clinical and laboratory parameters of new born, supportive care of new born after abnormal delivery
3	Neonatal neurological examination and selected disorders
4	Perinatal asphxia syndrome, Prematurity, Dysmaturity and Postmaturity
5	Sepsis, Nutritional muscular dystrophy (White muscle disease)
6	Hepatic diseases of foals (Portosystemic shunts,Tyzzer’s disease, Cholangiohepatitis, Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency)
7	Passive immunity, Failure of passive transfer
8	Neonatal isoerythrolysis, Immune- mediated thrombocytopenia and neutropenia
9	Diseases of the respiratory tract (respiratory distress, Respiratory diseases associated with hypoxemia in the neonate, Bacterial pneumonia)
10	Viral pneumonia, Other causes of respiratory signs in foals
11	Diseases of urinary tract (Uroperitoneum, Acute renal failure, Congenital Renal Disease and Umbilical disorders)
12	Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Colic in the neonate, Obstruction, Meconium retention and impaction, Congenital defects, Lethal white syndrome, Necrotizing enterocolitis and Gastric ulcers)
13	Diarrheal diseases of foals ( Bacteriall, Viral, Protozoal and Parasitic diarrhea)
14	Neonate Therapy

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Veterinary Medicine, A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses, Radostitis OM, et all, London 2008 2.Equine Internal Medicine, Stephen M. Reed, Warwick M. Bayly, Debra C. Sellon, 2004 3.Atlas of Equine Endoscopy, Nathan M. Slovis, Kentucky, 2004 4.Current Therapy Equine Medicine 5, Robinson E, 2003 5.Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery, Bruce C McGorum, Padriac M Dixon, N Edward Robinson and Jim Schumacher, 2007
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	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
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