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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | ULVS2112013274 | SHEEP AND GOAT BREEDING | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Level of Course Unit | Short Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The aim of the course is
• to teach as theoretical Morphological and physiological characteristics of the main sheep and goat breeds in the World and Turkey, sheep and goat breeding techniques, production records and controls in sheep and goat breeding, important sheep and goat diseases, prevention of this diseasesto provide the basic knowledge about water application methods
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Öğr. Gör. Dr. Fatih Ahmet ASLAN | Learning Outcomes | 1 | To have the knowledge and skills of basic concepts of sheep and goat production | 2 | Able to explain the morphological and physiological characters | 3 | Demonstrate the ability to Sheep and goat diseases and health protection |
| Mode of Delivery | Formal Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | Yok | Recommended Optional Programme Components | Week 1 The economic importance of the sheep and goat breeding, the solutions and main problems of sheep and goat breeding in Turkey. 1
Week 2 Production characteristics of the main sheep breeds in the World and Turkey 1
Week 3 Structure of sheep breeding, culling and selection of sheep 1
Week 4 lamb production techniques 1
Week 5 lamb production techniques 1
Week 6 Production characteristics of the main goat breeds in the World and Turkey 1
Week 7 Reproduction, selection and crossbreeding, adaptadion, pregnancy and kidding and housing systems in goat breeding 1
Week 8 Midterm Exam 1
Week 9 Production of goat milk, meat and fiber, milking and hygine 1
Week 10 Milking, shearing 1
Week 11 records and production controls and planning in sheep and goat breeding 1
Week 12 important sheep and goat diseases, prevention of this diseases 1
Week 13 important sheep and goat diseases, prevention of this diseases 1
Week 14 Management systems in sheep and goats and animal welfare 1
Week 15 Management systems in sheep and goats and animal welfare 1
Week 16 Final Exam 1
| Course Contents | • Breeds of Sheep and Goats,
• Sheep Growing Herd Size, Agil Cleaning and Disinfection,
• Bathroom, nails, tail cutting and castration, shearing and wool, Aries-Teke mating, sheep Determination of pregnancy, Pregnancy and Childbirth,
• Postpartum Lamb and Kid Zoom, milking,
• Sheep and Goats Numbering, record Keeping, Lamb Production Methods
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | The economic importance of the sheep and goat breeding, the solutions and main problems of sheep and goat breeding in Turkey. | | | 2 | Production characteristics of the main sheep breeds in the World and Turkey | | | 3 | Structure of sheep breeding, culling and selection of sheep | | | 4 | Lamb production techniques, star and camal methods of adjusting the length of day, early breeding, sheep breeding progeny yield, factors affecting milk yield | | | 5 | Lamb production techniques, star and camal methods of adjusting the length of day, early breeding, sheep breeding progeny yield, factors affecting milk yield | | | 6 | Production characteristics of the main goat breeds in the World and Turkey | | | 7 | | Reproduction, selection and crossbreeding, adaptadion, pregnancy and kidding and housing systems in goat breeding | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | 9 | | Production of goat milk, meat and fiber, milking and hygine | | 10 | Milking, shearing | | | 11 | Records and production controls and planning in sheep and goat breeding | | | 12 | Important sheep and goat diseases, prevention of this diseases | | | 13 | Important sheep and goat diseases, prevention of this diseases | | | 14 | Management systems in sheep and goats and animal welfare | | | 15 | | Management systems in sheep and goats and animal welfare | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Koyun-Keçi Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği, Aytuğ,C.N., Yalçın,C. İstanbul 1990 | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
SUM | 0 | |
SUM | 0 | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | Yok |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 | Individual Study for Homework Problems | 1 | 4 | 4 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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