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
0701507103	SMALL RUMINANT HUSBANDRY	Compulsory	4	7	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To provide teoretical and practical knowledge about sheep and goat breeding

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	learn important sheep breeds raised in Turkey and in the world
2	learn important morphological and physiological characters of sheep
3	learn reproduction, milk and meat yield and quality
4	know production systems and selection
5	know deaseas and healt protection methods in small ruminant

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Sheep Overview Current status of sheep production in the World and in Turkey Classification of sheep, sheep breeds Sheep breeding, genetic improvement environmental improvement in increasing the efficiency of lamb Reproductive physiology the basic principles of feeding sheep, lamb fattening Techniques Sheep management and maintenance Sheep health protection, genetic disorders Goat Overview Goat breeds in the Turkey and in the world Goat management and maintenance Sheep and goat breeding strategy in Turkey Fundemental problems of small ruminant husbandry, solutions for the improvement of small ruminant husbandry

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Sheep Overview
2	Current status of sheep production in the World and in Turkey
3	Classification of sheep, sheep breeds
4	Sheep breeding, genetic improvement
5	environmental improvement in increasing the efficiency of lamb
6	Reproductive physiology
7	the basic principles of feeding sheep, lamb fattening Techniques
8	Midterm Examination
9	Sheep management and maintenance
10	Sheep health protection, genetic disorders
11	Goat Overview
12	Goat breeds in the Turkey and in the world
13	Goat management and maintenance
14	Sheep and goat breeding strategy in Turkey
15	Fundemental problems of small ruminant husbandry, solutions for the improvement of small ruminant husbandry
16	Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Advanced Sheep Husbandry.2006.İzmir İli Damızlık Koyun-Keçi Yetiştiricileri Birliği Yayınları No.1, Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı, Bornova, İzmir, Türkiye. 2. Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep,Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids. Committee on the Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants, National Research Council ISBN: 978-0-309-10213-1, 384 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, hardback (2007)

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	14	10	140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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