COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Laboratory Animal Science

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OSMAN YILMAZ

Offered to

Laboratory Animal Science

Course Objective

By this course it is aimed to gain the students information and skills about species specific housing conditions, nutritional needs, ratio preparation according to experimental protocol and preparation of special diets.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Fox MW.. Laboratory animal husbandry: ethology, welfare, and experimental variables, State University of New York Press, NY,1986
Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council, Fourth Revised Edition, Natıonal Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1995
Fox JG, Cohen BJ, Loew FM.: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Academıc Press, Inc. 1984.
Canadian Council on Animal Care, Gulde to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals ; Volume 1.1105-151 Slater street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5HP3.,1984
Canadian council on Animal Care, Guide to the Care Use of Experimental Animals ; Volume 2. 1105-151 Slater street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5HP3.,1984
Sharp PF, Regina Marie C.L, The Laboratory Rat, CRC Press London, 1998.
Harkness, JE.; Wagner, JE. 195 The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents, Williams & Wilkins, Ballemira
Wagner JE.; Manning PS.; The Blology of the Gulnea Pig, Academic Press 1976666, New York, Lonnnnndon

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The strategies were given in Assessment Methods and Work Load Calculation sections

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

- It is evaluated if theoretical presentations and interactive discussions were understood by midterm and final exams
- It is evaluated if reference study, data collection, compilation, ability of synthesizing gained information and explaining it clearly by homework preparation and presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meral KARAMAN
Laboratory Animal Science Department
4124653

Office Hours

Work Hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes