COURSE SYLLABUS

ORGANIC CATTLE BREEDING

1	Course Title:	ORGANIC CATTLE BREEDING
2	Course Code:	ZOO3417-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
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:	Doç. Dr. NURCAN KARSLIOĞLU KARA
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. İbrahim Ak
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	nkara@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	19 Objective of the course: The aims of this lecture to provide information and qualification to students regarding the status, rudiments and practice of the system of organic cattle breeding which has the environment-human-animal health priority in the world and Turkey.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	20 Contribution of the Course to Professional Development • Being informed of the fundamentals of organic cattle breeding • Being informed of the legislation concerning organic livestock farming • Being informed of the fundamentals of breeding from calf to market for organic cattle breeding systems and being informed of the latest methods developed • Acquiring awareness of health and wellbeing focused practices for the environment, humans and animals in herd management programs implemented as part of breeding systems • Acquiring awareness of organic breeding practices both domestic and abroad

Learning Outcomes:

1	Adoption of breeding forms identical to the nature as preserved and practised by law;
2	Improving the success of breeding systems by bringing together the environment, humans and animals for the sake of health and wellbeing of all ;
3	The understanding of the essence of organic breeding and its practicability;
4	Being informed of the practices regarding the breeding and feeding of organic dairy cattle or feeder cattle;
5	Being informed of the latest methods in the field and the practicability of these both domestically and abroad ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Organic livestock
2	Organisation and certificate process in Organic livestock
3	Organic cattle breeding in Europa and Worldwide
4	Status of organic cattle breeding and devolopment in Turkey
5	Rudiments of organic cattle breeding
6	Organic dairy cattle breeding
7	Organic beef cattle breeding
8	Choosing a stud in organic cattle breeding
9	Transition period
10	Housing and space needs in systems of organic cattle breeding
11	Breeding practices
12	Feed favorable for organic cattle breeding systems and production procedures
13	Nutrition practices
14	Animal health and welfare

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ekolojik-Organik Tarımda Hayvancılık (Prof.Dr.İbrahim AK) Ekolojik-Organik Tarım ve Çevre (Ekolojik Yaşam Derneği Yayınları no:1) Organik Hayvancılık (Gülşah Bengisu, Ümit Yavuzer) Başka bir Hayvancılık Mümkün (Tayfun Özkaya, Fatih Özden)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	1	10
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	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	It is evaluated according to the principles of the Associate and Undergraduate Education Regulation of Bursa Uludağ University.
Information	Results are determined by the letter grade determined by the student automation system

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