COURSE SYLLABUS

ALTERNATIVE POULTRY BREEDING

1	Course Title:	ALTERNATIVE POULTRY BREEDING
2	Course Code:	ZOO3426PDS
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
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:	Prof. Dr. BİLGEHAN YILMAZ DİKMEN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Yılmaz Dikmen Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü Görükle- Bursa bilgehan@uludag.edu.tr 224 2941569
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Gain knowledge and skills the basic concept of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose farming
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning about alternative poultry species such as pheasant, partridge, duck and goose breeding contributes to its development by applying this knowledge in the professional field.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knows the pheasant, partridge, duck and goose farming in Turkey and in the world;
2	Knows morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose;
3	Knows important breeds of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose in the world;
4	Knows care feeding and management issues in pheasant, partridge, duck and goose farming;
5	Knows reproduction and hatchery management in pheasant, partridge, duck and goose farming;
6	Knows features evaluation and marketing of duck and goose products and the status of production and consumption;
7	Knows features evaluation of partridge and pheasants in hunting sector;
8	Knows pheasant, partridge, duck and goose diseases and the ways to avoid from them ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Overview of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose farming in the world and Turkey
2	Morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose
3	Incubation management of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose
4	Houses and equipments of pheasant, partridge, duck and goose production
5	Breeds of goose
6	Maintenance and management of goose
7	Production of goose, goose feather, goose liver
8	Breeds of ducks, maintenance and management of ducks
9	Pekin duck breeding
10	Breeds of pheasants, maintenance and management of pheasants, pheasant meat production
11	Breeds of partridges, maintenance and management of partridges, partridge meat production
12	Biosecurity of alternative poultry farms
13	Pheasant, partridge, duck and goose diseases and protection
14	Laws and regulations related to the production of alternative types of poultry in EU a nd Turkey

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Koçak, Ç. Özkan S. 2000. Bıldırcın, Sülün ve Keklik Yetiştiriciliği, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fak. Yayınları no: 538, 67 s.İzmir Koçak, Ç. Yalçın S. 1993. Ördek Yetiştirme, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fak. Yayınları.40 s. İzmir Sarıca, M., Camcı Ö., Selçuk E. 1998. Bıldırcın, Sülün, Keklik ve Devekuşu Yetiştiriciliği.OMÜ. Ziraat Fak. Ders kitabı, No:10, 131 s.,Samsun. Arslan C. 2013. Kaz besleme ve Yetiştiriciliği. Medipres Matbaacılık, 140 s., Kars. Buckland, R., Guy, G. 2002. Goose Production. FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 154, Rome. Woodard, A.E., Ernst, RA.,Vohra, P.,Nelson L., Pricie, F.C. 1978. Raising game birds.University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, Leaflet no:21046. P:23 Sheraw, D. 1975. Succesfull Duck and Goose Raising. strombeg publishing company, minnesota,205 p.
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	The Bursa Uludağ University is evaluated according to the principles of the associate’s degree and under graduate degree Education Regulation.
Information	The results are determined with the letter grade calculated 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