COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL BEHAVIOURS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORHAN ÖZBEY

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To give the theorethical knowledge to the students about the behaviour of domestic animals and the mechanisms which form these behaviours

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn neural and hormonal systems which contain animal behavior.
2   Learns rest and sleep behavior of pets.
3   Learns the behavioral changes of pets due to heat and environmental conditions.
4   Knows the nutrition and eliminative behaviors of animals according to species.
5   Knows the sexual behavior of animals according to species and can interpret the differences between species.
6   Learns the social behaviors of animals according to their species, including the offspring's game behavior.
7   Knows how to interpret behavior disorders of pets in general terms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to behavior, neural control of behavior and communication
2 Introduction to behavior, neural control of behavior and communication
3 Biological rhythms and sleep.
4 Development of behavior.
5 Development of behavior.
6 Development of behavior.
7 Food and water intake and specific hunger.
8 Control of nutrient intake in farms animals and pets.
9 Reproductive behavior in cattle, sheep and goats.
10 Reproductive behavior in cats and dogs.
11 Reproductive behavior in horses and pigs.
12 Maternal behavior in animals.
13 Social structure in domestic animals
14 Aggression in domestic animals

Recomended or Required Reading

Bolhuis, JJ (2005). Hayvanların Davranışı. Mekanizmalar, Işlev ve Evrim. Blackwell yayıncılık.
Cengiz, F. (2000). Etholoji. U.Ü. Veteriner Fakültesi Yayınları, Bursa
Fraser, AF, Broom, DM (1990). Çiftlik Hayvanı Davranışı ve Refahı. Üçüncü baskı. East Kilbride, Iskoçya
Gregory. NG (2004). Hayvanların Acı Çekmesinin Fizyolojisi ve Davranışı.
Hafez, E. (1962). Evcil Hayvanların Davranışı. Bailliora, Tindal & Cox, Londra.
Hatkoff, A. (2009). Çiftlik Hayvanlarının Iç Dünyası HNA (Harry n. Abrams, inc.)
Houpt, KA (2005). Evcil Hayvanlar Veterinerler ve Hayvan Bilimcileri için Davranış. Dördüncü Baskı, Blackwell yayıncılık
Jensen, P. (2007). Evcil Hayvanların Etolojisi. CABI yayıncılığı.
Lindsay, SR (2005). Uygulamalı Köpek Davranışı ve Eğitimi El Kitabı. Üçüncü cilt. Blackwell yayıncılık
Mason, G. ve Rushen, J. (2006). Stereotipik Hayvan Davranışı. Refahın Temelleri ve Uygulamaları. 2. Baskı. CABI.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dekanlığı, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Posta Kodu: 35890, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-mail: orhan.ozbey@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14502

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 38

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4445
LO.5445
LO.6445
LO.74455

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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