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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-23-158 | SILAGE CROPS | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The development of husbandry in our country is considerable related to well-qualified roughage use. In winter, it is necessary to make silage and preserve green fodder plants available in other seasons. There are many plants used in silage making. However, the most preferred ones are Grass Forage Crops such as corns and sorghums. Also legumes, grassland plants and many industrial byproducts are used for silage making. Within this context, the aim of this course is to provide information about cultivating some plants, primarily corn and sorghum with the aim of making silage. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Yrd.Doç.Dr.Bilal KESKİN | Learning Outcomes | 1 | The definition of silage, essential rules of silage making, | 2 | additives, forage plants grown with the aim of silage making, seed-time of these plants, growing techniques, appropriate harvest time for silage, | 3 | advantages and disadvantages of silage, the characteristics of a well-qualified silage and the comparison of nutritional values of silage and fodder. |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | 1.The significance of silage
2.Production of silage
3.Silage Crops | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | The definition of silage | | | 2 | Essential rules of silage making | | | 3 | Additives | | | 4 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 5 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 6 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 7 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 8 | Midterm Ezamination | | | 9 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 10 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 11 | Seed-time, cultivating techniques and appropriate harvest time (for silage) of Forage plants for silage. | | | 12 | Advantages and disadvantages of silage | | | 13 | The characteristics of a well-qualified silage | | | 14 | The comparison of nutritional values of silage and Forage | | | 15 | The comparison of nutritional values of silage and Forage | | | 16 | Final Examination | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | 1.Açıkgöz, E. 2001. Yem bitkileri. III: baskı, VİPAŞ Yay. No: 182, 584 s.
2.Açıkgöz, E., İ. Turgut ve İ. Filya 2002. Silaj bitkileri yetiştirme ve silaj yapımı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. , 86 s.
3.Elçi, Ş. ve E. Açıkgöz 1993. Baklagil (Leguminoseae) ve buğdaygil (Gramineae) yembitkileri tanıtma kılavuzu. Afşaroğlu Matb. 240 s.
4.Barnes, R.F., D.A. Miller and Nelson C. J. (Eds) Forages, Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.
5.Stoskopf, N.C., 1985. Cereal grain crops. A Prentice-Hall Comp.
6.Tosun, F. 1974. Baklagil ve buğdaygil yem bitkileri kültürü. A.Ü.Z.F. Yay. No: 123, Ders Kitapları Seri No: 8.
7.Ashbell, G. 1999. Forage preservation. General information for farmers connected with Peters&Brownes Group and Milne Feed PTY. Ltd. WA, Australia.
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | | Language of Instruction | | Work Placement(s) | None |
| Workload Calculation | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | Practice | 12 | 3 | 36 | Discussion | 10 | 4 | 40 | Question-Answer | 10 | 2 | 20 | Self Study | 10 | 2 | 20 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 2 | 5 | 10 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 2 | 6 | 12 | Homework | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
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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