| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | LVS109B3 | General Animal Science | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The purpose of this course in Veterinary Sciences undergraduate level general education students to gain knowledge on issues related to livestock. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Yaşar ERDOĞAN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The student learns: morphological and physiological characteristics of the cattle breeds and cattle breeding techniques in the World and Turkey | | 2 | herd management systems and animal welfare in dairy and beef cattle enterprises | | 3 | morphological and physiological characteristics of the main sheep and goat breeds in the World and Turkey, sheep and goat breeding techniques | | 4 | morphological and physiological characteristics of the main hen breeds and hen breeding techniques in the World and Turkey | | 5 | morphological and physiological characteristics of the main horse breeds and horse breeding techniques in the World and Turkey | | 6 | Description, history, imprtance and using for animal breeding of the animal welfare,principles of the animal welfare during transport, marketing and slaughter |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| morphological and physiological characteristics of the cattle breeds in the World and Turkey, cattle breeding techniques, herd management systems and in dairy and beef cattle enterprises, morphological and physiological characteristics of the main sheep and goat breeds in the World and Turkey, sheep and goat breeding techniques, morphological and physiological characteristics of the main hen breeds in the World and Turkey, hen breeding techniques, Repeating courses and midterm exam, morphological and physiological characteristics of the main horse breeds and horse breeding techniques in the World and Turkey, morphological and physiological characteristics of the rabbit and laboratory animal breeds, and the rabbit and laboratory animal breeding techniques in the World and Turkey, morphological and physiological characteristics of the pig breeds and pig breeding techniques in the World and Turkey, Description, history, imprtance and using for animal breeding of the animal welfare, National and international animal welfare legislation, principles of the animal welfare during transport, marketing and slaughter |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The general status of animal production in the World and Turkey | | | | 2 | The main definitions of zootechnics | | | | 3 | Animal breeds and their characteristics | | | | 4 | Animal products and their characteristics | | | | 5 | Environmental and disease resistance of animal | | | | 6 | Environmental and disease resistance of animal | | | | 7 | Selection and selection methods | | | | 8 | Selection and selection methods | | | | 9 | Animal breeding methods | | | | 10 | Basic principles of chick incubation | | | | 11 | Basic principles of chick incubation | | | | 12 | Animal housing and housing systems | | | | 13 | Basic information about new approaches and main problems of animal husbandry in Turkey | | | | 14 | Basic information about new approaches and main problems of animal husbandry in Turkey | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Problem Solving | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO3 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | LO4 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO5 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO6 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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