COURSE SYLLABUS

LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE

1	Course Title:	LIVESTOCK BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE
2	Course Code:	SBHS104
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. TAŞKIN DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. EMİN KARAKAŞ
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. Taşkın DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU taskin@uludag.edu.tr Uludağ Üniversitesi Karacabey Meslek Yüksekokulu 16700-Karacabey/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to give students a better understanding of animal behavior; behavioral characteristics of farm animals and factors affecting those characteristics; introduction to animal welfare science and welfare measuring criteria; the importance of behavior as a tool in the assessment of welfare; as regard to improve animal welfare and productivity
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	it has the necessary knowledge about animal behavior and is open-minded about it

Learning Outcomes:

1	Defining the behavior of farm animals ;
2	Recognises the importance of animal behaviour and welfare in animal production;
3	Understands the importance of physical and social environment which has to be suitable for the animals’ need;
4	Be able to interpret relationships among behaviour, stress, and welfare; discriminate abnormal behaviour which could be correlated with the welfare assessment;
5	Farm animals, depending on the general characteristics of the resulting behavior patterns, positive and negative attitudes, practices for the elimination of negative behaviors;
6	To have skills to evaluate critical animal welfare points in animal production and manipulate the environment as regard to improve welfare and productivity;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to animal behavior (Ethology) and overview of the course.
2	The importance of behaviour to establish suitable environment for the animals’ need; adaptive behaviors and abnormal behaviors
3	Social environment and behavior in animals
4	Genetic basis of behavior, domestication, biological rhythms, age
5	Physical environment of animal and behaviors, thermal environment and photoperiod
6	Social environment of animal and behaviors, social relations in animals (parental relations, dominance, leadership), importance of social organization in stock management
7	Learning and memory as affecting behavior, types of learning, importance of social learning in behaviors
8	Critical periods for social learning, play behaviors, human factor
9	An overview of behavioral characteristics of animals from different species, behavioral observation methods, and examples of behavioral tests
10	Introduction to the animal welfare science, five freedoms of animal, components of welfare
11	Stress and adaptation, stress responses of animals (behavioral, neuro-endocrinal, autonomic, immune); correlations among welfare, stress, and behavior
12	Discussion on the effects of some of routine management practices on short and long term welfare of animals in production stage
13	The welfare value of animal behavior
14	Fianl exam

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Demirören. E. 2002. Hayvan Davranışları. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 547. İzmir. Kilgour, R. and Dalton, C., 1984. Livestock Behaviour. Granada Publishing Cengiz, F. 2006. Hayvan Davranışları. U.Ü.Veteriner Fakültesi Yayınları Yayın No:2006–1. Bursa.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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	to reinforce knowledge by asking questions to students in the lesson.
Information	a certain lesson of students or to determine the level of knowledge and skills in the subject area Exam will be held as a measurement and evaluation tool.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High