COURSE SYLLABUS

HORSE FEEDING AND FEED STUFF

1	Course Title:	HORSE FEEDING AND FEED STUFF
2	Course Code:	AAAZ116
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
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:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. HASAN BASRİ TEK
16	Course Lecturers:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Hasan Basri TEK
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Hasan Basri TEK U.Ü. Mennan Pasinli Meslek Yüksekokulu, Görükle Yerleşkesi 16059 Görükle / Nilüfer, BURSA hbtek@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 275 52 44
18	Website:	http://www.uludag.edu.tr/mennanpasinli
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the basic principles of horse breeding and the preparation of nutritional strategies for the purpose
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To ensure that graduates have practical knowledge about healthy horse feeding

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the digestive physiology in horses;
2	To have knowledge about the types and properties of horse feed;
3	Determination of storage conditions and deterioration processes of feed materials;
4	Relationship between race performance and energy and protein intake;
5	Ability to prepare a feeding program according to age and purpose of use;
6	To be able to organize a feeding program for performance in sports horses;
7	Efficient pasture use and its role in horse nutrition;
8	To understand the feeding related diseases and preventive measures;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Digestive physiology in horses
2	Feeding habits of horses
3	Nutrients and properties
4	Supply and storage of healthy feed materials
5	Feed additives and functions
6	Body condition score and evaluation of horses
7	Foal feeding principles
8	Feeding principles in breeding horses
9	The relationship between nutrition and performance
10	Feeding strategies in sports horses
11	Preparation and storage of feed
12	Pasture use and planning
13	1- Malnutrition in horses and its consequences
14	2- Malnutrition in horses and its consequences

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Yemler, yem hijyeni ve teknolojisi (Düzeltilmiş 2. baskı). Ergun, A., Tuncer, D. S., Çolpan, İ., Yalçın,S., Yıldız, G., Küçükersan, K., Küçükersan, S. Sehu, A.; Pozitif Matbaacılık, Ankara, 2004. 2. Hayvan Besleme ve Beslenme Hastalıkları (Geliştirilmiş 2. baskı). Ed. Ergün, A., Tuncer, Ş.D.;Pozitif Matbaacılık, Ankara,2004. 6. Livestock Feeds and Feeding (Fifth Edition). Kellerns, R.O., Church, D.C. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002. 3. Tables of Composition and Nutritional Value of Feed Materials. Ed. Sauvant, D., Perez, J.M., Tran, G. INRA Editions, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2004. 4.Animal Feeds, Feeding And Nutrition and Ration Evaluation. Tisch, D. Thomson Learning, 2005.
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	Summative Evaluation Formative Evaluation
Information	Multiple choice tests, oral exams, performance evaluation

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