1	Course Title:	ZOOTECHNICS I
2	Course Code:	VET2017
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Metin Petek
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. Serdal DİKMEN Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir ORMAN Araş. Gör. Dr. Fazlı ALPAY Araş. Gör. Dr. Enver ÇAVUŞOĞLU
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	petek@uludag.edu.tr Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To educate qualified students in the field of basic cattle and chicken breeding theoretically and pratically
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To contribute on qualified students in the field of basic cattle and chicken breeding theoretically and pratically

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Learning Outcomes:

1 The student lears; structure of cattle breeding, selection cows and bulls for stock, breeding value, learning breeding index, progeny testing; 2 calf, steer, heifer and cow breeding and managing; 3 beef cattle breeding techniques; 4 management systems in dairy and beef cattle and animal welfare; 5 general sturucture of poultry industry in animal production, breeder house, husbandry management practises in breeder production; 6 basic knowledge about the hatchery management, incubation requirements, embryonic development and hatch; 7 layer house and housing conditions, management of layer genotypes; 8 broiler houses and housing conditions, management of broiler genotypes;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Cattle breeding in Turkey and the World, position of cattle in zoological system, the morphological and physiological characters of main cattle breeds in the world and Turkey	Introduction of cattle breeding unit
2	Selection of dairy cow and sire, breeding value, breeding index	To show morphological characters of dairy and beef cattle breeds
3	Dairy cattle breeding techniques, records and production controls, insemination, reproduction, calving, herd management,	Records and production controls (insertion of ear tag and dehorning of calf)
4	Dairy cattle; Type scoring and body condition scoring	Type scoring and body condition scoring
5	Calf, steer, heifer and cow management	Breeder cow and bull selection
6	Stock management, thermal zone tolerance, management before calving, transportation,animal welfare.	Calf, steer, heifer and cow management
7	Lactation, milk composition, factors affecting milk production, milking techniques	Type scoring of bull and cow, body condition scoring of dairy cow.
8	Beef cattle breeding, type scoring, carcass and slaughter properties, housing systems	Milking techniques and hygiene
9	General sturucture of poultry industry in animal production, main scientific and technological developments contributed to modern poultry production industry.	Measuring body weight, carcass and slaughter properties
10	Modern broiler and layer genotypes, breeder houses, production goals in breeder production, husbandry management practises in breeders.	Introduction to broiler and layer genotypes raise in Faculty Farm.
11	Storage of hatching eggs, hatching conditions, embriyo development, hatch, chick quality, factors effecting hatchery performance, economic productivity.	Introduction to broiler and layer house and equipment in Faculty Farm.
12	Layer genotypes, layer houses, managing program for the layer chicks, pullet and hens, production economics.	Beak trimming, equipment, cannibalism and feather peaking.
13	Broiler genotypes, broiler houses, preparing of the house for the chicks, managing program for the broilers, production economics.	Incubators and its characteristics. Characteristics of non-laying hens. Selection and reformation in layer hens.
14	Induced molting in poultry, molting methods, enriched eggs.	Biosecurity in poultry enterprises.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Sığır Yetiştiriciliği, Alpan O., Arpacık R., Ankara 1997 Entansif Sığır Besiciliği, Arpacık R., Ankara 1997 Calf Rearing, Thickett B., Mitchell D., Hallows B., 2003 Dairy Cattle Science, Tyler H., Ensminger M.E., Ani.Sci. Iowa State 2005 The Laying Hen: Systems of Egg Production in Welfare of Laying Hen, Perry G.C., Oxfordshire UK 2004 Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Muir, W.M., Aggrey, S.E. CABI 2003 Poultry Behaviour and Welfare, Appleby, M.C., Mench, J.A., Hughes, B.O., CABI 2004 Tavuk Yetiştiriciliği. Aksoy FT, Şahin Matbaası, Ankara, 1999
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Exams and problem-based learning with research and project-based learning techniques
Information	Exams and problem-based learning with research and project-based learning techniques

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			151
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO2 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO3 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO4 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO5 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO6 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO7 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3 LO8 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High