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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | LVS211.1B3 | Animal Welfare | Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | To know or ability for animal welfare and its importance, historical period of animal welfare in Europe Union and Turkey, animal welfare standards, animal welfare practice in some Europe Union countries, Relationship between animal welfare and yield, animal welfare and transporting, animal welfare in organic animal production, animal welfare and product quality for point of view from consumer. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr.Gör.Nursafa İŞCAN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | To analyzes the possible raising, feeding and managing problems due to the welfare criteria, | | 2 | To evaluate and manage the welfareand health-protection practices in animal production facilities. | | 3 | To know and apply about animal welfare concepts, standards and legislations, | | 4 | To determine the effects of animal welfare on yield in farms, |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Importance of animal welfare on animal health management and sustainability, relationships between welfare and health, welfare parameters, practices and legal regulations in Europe countries and Turkey, relationships between welfare and stress | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Animal Welfare: Means and importance. | | | | 2 | Code of Ethics in Animal and Animal Rights. | | | | 3 | Animal Welfare in Broiler Production. | | | | 4 | Animal Welfare in Egg Production. | | | | 5 | Welfare Criteria and Welfare Evaluation in Poultry Production. | | | | 6 | Poultry Welfare Applications in The European Union and Turkey. | | | | 7 | Animal Welfare in Small Animals Production. | | | | 8 | Health Protection and Welfare in Small Animals. | | | | 9 | The Relationships between Housing, Transports, Slaughter and Welfare in Small Animals. | | | | 10 | Small Animal Welfare Applications in The European Union and Turkey. | | | | 11 | Animal Welfare in Large Animals Production. | | | | 12 | Health Protection and Welfare in Large Animal Animals Production. | | | | 13 | The Relationships between Housing, Transports, Slaughter and Welfare in Large Animals. | | | | 14 | Large Animal Welfare Applications in The European Union and Turkey. | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Rollin, B.E. 1995. Farm Animal Welfare, Iowa State University Pres. USA. Grandin, T. 2005. Livestock Handling and Transport 3rd Edition, USA. Broom D. (1998). – Psychological indicators of stress and welfare. In Ethics, welfare, law and market forces: the veterinary interface (A.R. Michell & R. Ewbank, eds). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheathampstead, 167-175. Grant D.I. (1998). – Perceived and actual welfare issues: companion animals. In Ethics, law and market forces: the veterinary interface (A.R. Michell & R. Ewbank, eds). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheathampstead, 107-111. International Companion Animal Conference (2004). –Where the international companion animal welfare conference came from. www.icawc.org/history.html (accessed on 4 August 2005). Moberg, G.P. and Mench, J.A., 2000. The Biology of Animal Stress, Basic Principles and İmplication for Animal Welfare, CAB Publishing, ISBN 085199359-1. Anon, 2000. The Welfare of Chickens Kept for Meat Production (Broiler). Özcan, T., 2010. Hayvan Deneyleriyle İlgili Mevzuat, Deney Hayvanları Kullanım Kursu Kitabı, E.Ü. Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulu, Bornova, İzmir. Yılmaz, R., 2010. Hayvan Deneyleri Etiği, Deney Hayvanları Kullanım Kursu Kitabı, E.Ü. Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulu, Bornova, İzmir. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | 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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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Self Study | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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