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
0701504100	PRINCIPLES OF LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY	Compulsory	2	4	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

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

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	The student will be able to know about basic principles of animal breeding
2	The students will be able to have knowladge about the principles of general livestock Production.
3	The student will be able to have enough information about animal breeds
4	The student will be able to know zoological classification of farm animal, Races and Species
5	The student will be able to have enough information about reproduction
6	The student will be able to have enough information about animal-environment and reproduction-nutrition relations.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The importance of agriculture and animal production Some factors for prolitable livestock production Animal raising in Turkey Animal production in Turkey Domesticiation Species Breeds Animal-environment relationships Growth and reproduction Growth and reproduction Animal breeding Animal breeding Systems of breeding Systems of breeding

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The importance of Livestock
2	Basic Principles for prolitable livestock production
3	Animal raising in Turkey
4	Animal production in Turkey
5	The livestock industry-problems and its solutions in Turkey
6	Domestication and domestic animals
7	Species and zoological classification
8	Midterm Exam
9	Animal Breeds
10	Relation between environment and Animals
11	Reproduction in Farm Animals
12	Reproduction-Nutrition relations
13	Principles of Breeding
14	The new technique and technological systems for the farm animals breeding
15	Breeding Strategies for Livestock in Turkey
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Emsen, H., 1994. Hayvan Yetiştirme İlkeleri. Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları No:720, Ziraat Fakültesi No: 310, Ders Kitapları Serisi No: 62. Erzurum. Şengonca, M., 1998. Hayvan Yetiştirme İlkeleri ( 1. Basım ). E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi, Bornova/İzmir Düzgüneş, O., A.Eliçin, 1986. Hayvan Yetiştirme İlkeleri. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No:978, Ders Kitabı:288, Ankara

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	10	8	80
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	15	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1				2
LO2		2
LO3			1
LO4				3
LO5					2
LO6						3

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