Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
DIGESTIVE IN RUMINANTS	Third cycle	VFZ-637		1	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	NONE
Language of instruction	TURKISH
Coordinator	Professor Nazmi ÇETİN
Lecturer(s)	Professor Nazmi ÇETİN Associate Professor Ebru ÇETİN
Teaching assitant(s)	Prof.Dr.Nazmi ÇETİN Doç.Dr.Ebru ÇETİN
Mode of delivery	Lectures Plenary presentations interactive CD demostrations
Course objective	The aim of the course is to describe digestive system in ruminants and to explain presentation of digestive system, functions, rumen protozoa and bacterias.
Course description	This course describes the digestion in ruminants.

Course contents

1	Morphology of ruminant stomach and its growing
2	Motility of rumen and reticulum
3	Rumination and eructation
4	Motility of omasum and abomasum
5	Controls of movement in stomach by nervous system
6	Rumen flora
7	Total fauna in the rumen
8	Rumen fungus
9	Digestion of carbohydrates in rumen
10	Digestion of fat in rumen
11	Nitrogen digestion in rumen
12	Formation of vitamins and fatty acids in rumen
13	Gases
14	Homework presentations
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To be able to explain the digestive tract of ruminants
2	To be able to describe rumen microorganisms
3	To be able to explain digestion events in rumen
4	To be able explain digestion and absorbtion in the intestines
5	To be able to explain the importance of volatile fatty acids.
6	To be able to describe physiopathology of ruminants
7	To be able to describe the digestion differences between monogastrics and ruminants
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	1	15	15
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	15	15
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			103
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	1. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 2. 4.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya
Additional references	1. Yılmaz, B.,2000: Fizyoloji. İkinci baskı, Feryal Matbaacılık, Ankara 2. Noyan, A., 2003: Yaşamda ve hekimlikte fizyoloji. Meteksan, Ankara 3. Cunningham, J.G., 2002: Textbook of veterinary physiology.Elsevier, USA. 4. Reece, W.O., 1997: Physiology of demestic animals. Williams and Wilkins, USA 5.Dukes Veteriner Fizyoloji (Çeviri) 12.baskı, Editör: William O Reece, 2004. Medipres, Malatya

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