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YHEY3000Wild Animal Diseases2+0+0ECTS:3
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Ahmet ARPACIK
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Wild animals disease, diseases, ecological evaluation, parasite-host interactions and spatial distribution of causes of diseases, wildlife habitats, and patient individual intervention methods for diseases to discuss the measures to be taken.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Know the wildlife diseases 4,7,81
LO - 2 : Learn the cautions to be taken for habitats 4,7,81
LO - 3 : Discuss the disease causes 4,7,81
LO - 4 : Evaluate the diseases with ecologically 4,7,81
LO - 5 : Learn the parasite-host interactions 4,7,81
LO - 6 : Learn the intervention methods for patient individuals 4,7,81
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Wild Animals Seen Diseases, disease agents, identification, diagnosis, prevention and treatment, the injured wild animals First Aid Practice and Treatment Methods, and capturing and carrying the wounded and sick animals Watchpoints, injured and sick wild animals to feed, Improvement and release.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Diseases in wild animals
 Week 2Disease factors
 Week 3Identification of disease
 Week 4Disease diagnosis
 Week 5Measures and treatments
 Week 6First Aid Practice and Treatment to wild animals
 Week 7The wounded and the arrest of sick animals
 Week 8Considerations to be Considered in the Transportation of Injured and Sick Animals
 Week 9Mid-Term Exam
 Week 10Nutrition of injured and sick wildlife
 Week 11Improving the wounded and sick wildlife
 Week 12Presantation
 Week 13Release of improved wildlife
 Week 14Presantation
 Week 15Presantation
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Essentials of Disease in Wild Animals, Gary, A., Wobeser, Blackwell Publishing Professional, 256 pp., 2005.
 
Recommended Reading
1Balık Hastalıkları Uygulama Kılavuzu, Balık, S., Uçal, O., Ustaoğlu, M.R., E.Ü. Fen Fakültesi Teksirler Serisi No: 4, İzmir, 1989.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 21/04/2022 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 14/06/2022 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 8 1 8
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 1 8
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load130