Iğdır 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
1901402402	GENERAL ZOOTECHNICS	Compulsory	2	4	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To give enough knowladge to undergreduate students about animal importance, for profitable livestock production, animal raising and population in Turkey, the problems of animal raising,and solition ways, domesticiation, species, breeds, growth and reproduction, animal breeding and systems of breeding.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emrah KAYA

Learning Outcomes

1	Realizing the place and the significancy of animal production, agriculture, nurishment, social live and economics at national and global level.
2	Learning basic concepts of animal breeding and reproduction
3	Learning farm animals and their production
4	Learning farm animal production by practical way.
5	Having knowledge on provenders used for animal feeds

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Face to face

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Animal production in Turkey and in the world
2	Controlling reproduction and its consideration in farm animal production, anatomical, histological and functinal aspect of female and male reproductive organs.
3	Selection and selection methods in animal population
4	Meat and milk production in cattle
5	Milk, meat and fibre production in sheep and goat
6	Meat and egg production from broiler and laying hens
7	Biology of honey bee and beekeeping
8	Mid-term exam
9	Description and aspect of feed, classification of feeds, digestion and digestive systems of different animal species
10	Nutritive components of feeds, metabolism, carbohydrates, lipids
11	Nutritive components of feeds, metabolism,proteins an vitamines
12	nutritive components of feeds- macro and micro minerals.
13	General information about raw materials for feeds: Roughage nad their general characteristics, juicy roughage (green fodders, silage, roughage in pasture and grasslands, dried fodders and hay; natural and artificial drying methods.
14	Concentrated feeds as energy source (cereals and oils), general characeristics of protein sources (animal and herbal feeds), feed additives, mineral additives
15	Basic information in ruminant and monogastric animal nutrition, nutrients requirement, technnics for preparing mixtures
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	11	2	22
Self Study	10	6	60
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	2	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1	4			2				4				4	4
LO2		5			4		3		3					3				3
LO3						4	3								4
LO4			3							3	3					2
LO5															3	2	1

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