COURSE SYLLABUS

DISEASES OF EXOTIC PETS

1	Course Title:	DISEASES OF EXOTIC PETS
2	Course Code:	VİH 6010
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):	1
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:	Yrd.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:
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

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;
8	To be able to do researches according to care, management and diseases of the exotic animals;
9	To be able to transfer his/her knowledge about exotic species to the others;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Goals of exotic animal medicine	Physical and chemical restraint of exotic birds, clinical and diagnostic techniques
2	Precaution which were taken in transporting of exotic animals	Sample collection in exotic birds, faecal examination, crop swaps, haematological and biochemical examinations
3	Examine and management processing in exotic birds, rodents and reptiles	Medication techniques in exotic birds, therapeutic agents and their effects
4	Diagnostic approaches in exotic birds, rodents and reptiles	Emergency techniques in exotic birds
5	Practical laboratory activities in exotic birds, rodents and reptiles	Basic and practical work on the most common non-infectious diseases recognize disease pathophysiology
6	Therapeutic approaches in exotic birds, rodents and reptiles	Husbandry during hospitalisation in exotic birds , and hand feeding in exotic birds
7	Anatomy and physiology in exotic birds, rodents and reptiles	Physical and chemical restraint of reptiles, clinical and diagnostic techniques
8	Infectious disease in birds	Sample collection in reptiles, faecal examination, skin scrapings, haematological and biochemical examinations
9	Infectious diseases in reptiles	Medication techniques in reptiles, therapeutic agents and their effects
10	Infectious diseases in rodents	Husbandry during hospitalisation in reptiles , and hand feeding
11	Other diseases of birds	Physical and chemical restraint of rodents, clinical and diagnostic techniques
12	Other diseases of reptiles	Sample collection in rodents, faecal examination, crop swaps, haematological and biochemical examinations
13	Other diseases of rodents	Medication techniques in rodents, therapeutic agents and their effects
14	Practical activities in exotic animal medicine	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.Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets. Simon J.G. Braid Veterinary Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003 3.Exotic Animal Formulary. Second Ed., Carpenter J. W. WB Saunders Comp., Philadelphia, 2001 4.Laboratory Medicine: Avian and Exotic Pets. Fudge A.M., WB Saunders Comp., Philadelphia, 1999 5.BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets. Meredith A., Redrobe S. Blackwell Publ. co., Iowa State Pres, 2001 6.Clinical Medicine of Small Mammals and Primates. 2nd Ed., Harapkiewicz K, Medina L, Holmes D.D., Manson Publishing, Iowa, 1998
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	7	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	8	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
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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	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	7	2	14
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	10	3	30
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	10	2	20
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	4
LO2	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	3	5
LO3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	5
LO4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	4
LO5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	5
LO6	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	5
LO7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	3	3	4
LO8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	4
LO9	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	3	3	5	5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High