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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | TAB-23-176 | EVOLUATIONS TECHNIQUES IN FORAGE CROPS | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The objective of the course is to gain ability about assessment methods of forage crops and some losses during the processing, and determine best management practices for raising forages for livestock production. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Yrd.Doç.Dr.Bilal KESKİN | Learning Outcomes | 1 | Understanding of classification of forage assessment techniques | 2 | Learning of harvest, hay & silage making in forage crops | 3 | Understanding of storage of forages | 4 | Understanding of some losses of forages in assessment and determination of forage quality |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | 1.harvest, hay and storage in forage crops
2.Understanding of some losses of forages in assessment and determination of forage quality
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction, treatments of forages | | | 2 | Chopping of fresh, roughage and rooted forages, foldering of grain feed | | | 3 | Heating, mixing, pelleting, briquetting, solubilizing | | | 4 | Storage of forages, drying, acidifying, keeping in low temperature, sterilization, keeping by adding protective | | | 5 | Harvest techniques (time, frequency, height, autumn harvest | | | 6 | Differences of species, temperature, leaf-stem ratio | | | 7 | Effect of fertilization on hay quality | | | 8 | intermediate exam | | | 9 | Effect of harvest date on hay quality, storage | | | 10 | Drying methods for forages, natural & artificial drying | | | 11 | Chemical drying methods, flourring | | | 12 | hay making methods, some losses during hay making, baleing, type of bale, hay & silage quality | | | 13 | Governmental legal regulations | | | 14 | Excursion (private farm) | | | 15 | Presentation of term project | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | 1.Kılıç, A., 1988, Yemler ve Hayvan Besleme, EÜZF, İzmir. | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | | Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
| Workload Calculation | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | Team/Group Work | 4 | 5 | 20 | Field Work | 5 | 2 | 10 | Project Preparation | 1 | 5 | 5 | Project Presentation | 1 | 5 | 5 | Self Study | 5 | 3 | 15 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 | Reading | 5 | 5 | 25 | Report | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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