Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TAB637	CULTIVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OF SILAGE	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

• to teach our need for forage. • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of plant culture with silage. • to develop the ability of the students to silage production technique. • to give students the opportunity to corn silage. • to enable students develop fermentation period of silage. • to allow students become proficient in silage additives. • to give the students basic information about nutritive values of silage. • to provide the basic knowledge about silo for silage • to introduce the students with the plants that cultured for silage

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Özlem ÖNAL AŞCI

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of silage cultivation
2	Effectively be able to define the importance of silage
3	Able to explain silage techniques
4	Demonstrate the ability to fermentation period of silage
5	To have knowledge about and awareness of the plants that cultured for silage
6	Receive responsibilities as an individual and a team member to silage nutritive values

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Silage cultivation • Silage techniques • Fermentation period of silage • The plants that cultured for silage

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, scope of the course, the importance of silage
2	Introduction, scope of the course, the importance of silage
3	The definition and the economic importance of corn silage
4	Climatic and soil requirements of corn silage
5	Diseases and pests in the cultivation of corn silage
6	Adaptation for cultivation of sorghum silage
7	Breeding technique of silage sorghum
8	Midterm Exam
9	The other plants that cultured for silage
10	The other plants that cultured for silage
11	The other plants that cultured for silage
12	Silage nutritive values
13	Silage additives
14	Silage fermentation periods
15	Silage techniques
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Açıkgöz, E., Turgut, İ., Filya İ., 2002. Silaj bitkileri yetiştirme ve silaj yapımı. HASAD Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. Açıkgöz, E., 2001. Yem Bitkileri. Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayın No: 182. Bursa. 584s Serin Y., Tan M.,2004. Buğdaygil Yem Bitkileri. Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayın No: 859. 232s. Tan, M., Özdemir, H., Gül, İ., 2011. Silaj Çiftçi El Kitabı. Erzurum Ovasında Silaj Tekniğinin Yaygınlaştırılması Projesi, Kuzeydoğu Anadolu Kalkıonma Ajansı, Erzurum. 43 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	7	98
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	12	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1	4	4			4	3
LO2	4	4
LO3					4	4
LO4
LO5
LO6

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High