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
TAB-23-148	GRASSLAND-ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To search the relations between grazing livestock in meadows and vegetation , to understand the changes of meadow vegetation, to teach the technical rules of grazing at meadows.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hakkı AKDENİZ

Learning Outcomes

1	To explicate the relations between livestock population and availability of fodder crop resources in Turkey.
2	To comprehend the grazing styles and habbits of livestock.
3	To learn the grazing effects and its changes on meadow plants .
4	To perceive the proper meadow management rules.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The relations between livestock population and availability of fodder crop resources. The changes of meadow vegetation caused by grazing. The grazing styles and habbits of livestock. The proper meadow management rules. Livestock feeding problems caused by meadows .

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The relations between livestock population and availability of fodder crop resources.
2	The importance of meadows for animal husbandry(Health and Feed).
3	Grazing habits and meadow types according to the species of grazing livestock.
4	Nutrient reserves of meadow crops.
5	Reproduction characteristics of meadow plants.
6	Grazing effects of meadow plants: a- The relations between livestock behaviors and grazing b- The grazing effects on root growth
7	c- The grazing effects on crop yield
8	d- The grazing effects on breeding e- The grazing effects on fodder value
9	f- Other effects of grazing
10	Midterm
11	Technical rules of grazing: a- To match the grazing season b- To graze with proper livestock species
12	c- To match the grazing capacity d- Uniform grazing
13	Grazing systems
14	Meadow problems in terms of animal husbandry
15	Fodder value and taste
16	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

1-Aydın,İ.,Uzun,F.,2002:Çayır-Mera Amenajmanı ve Islahı.19Mayıs Ün. Zir. Fak. Ders Kitabı NO:9, 313 sy. SAMSUN 2-Bakır,Ö.,1987:Çayır-Mera Amenajmanı. Ankara Ün. Zir. Fak. Yayınları NO:992,363 sy. ANKARA 3- Gençkan, M.S.,1985:Çayır-Mera Kültürü-Amenajmanı-Islahı..Ege Ün. Zir.Fak. Yay. No. 483,655 sy., Bornova / İZMİR 4-Gökkuş,A.,Koç,A.,2001:Mera ve Çayır Yönetimi.Atatürk Ün. Zir. Fak. Ders Yayınları NO:228,329 sy. ERZURUM

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		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	1	30	30
Practice	1	30	30
Discussion	1	30	30
Field Trip	1	30	30
Seminar	1	30	30
Self Study	1	30	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

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
LO1	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	4
LO2	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4
LO3	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5
LO4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4

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