1	Course Title:	CONTROL OF OVULATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER
2	Course Code:	VDT 6007
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
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. İBRAHİM DOĞAN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	idogan@uludag.edu.tr, 0224 2941342 Uludağ Ünv. Veteriner Fak. Dölerme ve Suni Toh. ABD. 16059 Görükle/BURSA
18	Website:	http://saglikbilimleri.uludag.edu.tr/
19	Objective of the Course:	To give basic information in the field of control of ovulation and embryo transfer in farm animals to the students theoretically and practically.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in farm animals; 2 Control by progesterone and progestagens; 3 Control by Prostaglandins and their analogues; 4 Superovulation techniques and embryo transfer;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in farm animals (Advantages of oestrus control-Uptake of oestrus control measures-Evaluating oestrus control measures-Factors influencing oestrus synchrony in farm animals-Hormones used for induction estrus and ovulation)	Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in farm animals
2	Control by progesterone and progestagens (Injectable progesterone-Oral progestins-Intravaginal sponge pessaries-PRID-CIDR-Implants)	Control by progesterone and progestagens
3	Control by prostaglandins and their analogues (Advantage of prostaglandin analogues-Dose and route of prostaglandin administration)	Control by Prostaglandins and their analogues
4	Combined treatments in oestrus control (Progestagen in combination with prostaglandin-Progestagen GnRH prostaglandin combination-GnRH prostaglandin combinations-Oestradiol progestagen combinations)	Artificial insemination
5	Breeding by fixed-time artificial insemination (Nutritional effects-Adjustments in AI routines-Use of GnRH around the time of artificial insemination)	Superovulation techniques
6	Embryo transfer and associated techniques in farm animals (Historical background to ET technology- Factors limiting ET effectiveness-Current methods of collection and transfer of embryos in farm animals)	Superovulation techniques
7	Superovulation techniques (FSH and PMSG as the superovulating agent-Other methods of inducing superovulation-timing of superovulation in the oestrous cycle-variations of the FSH system-Characteristics of preovulatory follicles and oocytes after superovulation-Repeated superovulation treatments-Predicting embryo yields)	Embryo Transfer
8	Factors affecting superovulatory response (Selection of donor animals-Age-Species and breed- Nutritional and seasonal effects-body condition effects)	Embryo Transfer
9	Breeding the donor animals	Embryo Transfer
10	Embryo recovery and evaluation procedures (Surgical and non-surgical procedures-Fertility after superovulation-Evaluating embryos)	Embryo Transfer
11	Preparing embryo for transfer (Media employed-Handling and-Protecting the embryo-Number of embryos transferred-Surgical and non-surgical transfers-Enhancing pregnancy rates in recipients)	Embryo Transfer
12	Storage of embryo	Embryo Transfer
13	Donor-recipient synchrony (Importance of synchronization-Hormones and embryo-recipient synchrony)	Embryo Transfer
14	Selection and management of recipients (Factors affecting recipient selection-Recipient hormone levels-Using recipients on second and third occasions-Minimizing stress in recipients)	Embryo Transfer

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Gordon I. (1996): Controlled Reproduction in Cattle & Buffaloes, CABI Publishing, New York,USA. 2-Wenzel J.G.W. (1997): Estrous cycle synchronization. In: Youngquist R.S. (ed): Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, USA. 290-294. 3-Morel D.M.C.G. (1999): Equine Artificial Insemination, CABI Publishing, New York, USA. 4- Gordon I. (1999): Controlled Reproduction in Sheep & Goats, CABI Publishing, New York,USA 5- Jainudeen M.R., Wahid H., Hafez E.S.E. (2000): Ovulation induction, embryo production and transfer. In: Hafez E.S.E., Hafez B. (eds): Reproduction in Farm Animals. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York, USA. 405-430. 6- Blanchard T.L., Varner D.D., Schumacher J., Love C.C., Brinsko S.P., Rigby S.L. (2003): Manual of Equine Reproduction, 2nd Ed., Mosby, St. Louis, USA. 7-Ball P.J.H., Peters A.R. (2004) Reproduction in Cattle, 3rd Ed., Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK. 8- Bearden H.J., Fuquay J.W., Willard S.T. (2004): Applied Animal Reproduction,6th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA. 9- Ley W.B. (2004): Broodmare Reproduction for the Equine Practitiner, 1st Ed., Teton NewMedia, Wyoming, USA.
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
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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	0	8	48
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	8	8
Total WorkLoad			146
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,87
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 3 5 4 5 2 LO2 5 5 5 5 2 5 1 2 3 5 4 2 LO3 5 5 5 5 2 5 1 2 3 5 4 2 LO4 5 5 5 5 2 5 1 3 5 5 5 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High