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Course Title: |
POULTRY BREEDING AND HUSBANDRY |
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Course Code: |
VET5305 |
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Type of Course: |
Optional |
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Level of Course: |
First Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
5 |
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Semester: |
9 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
4 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
2 |
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Practice (hour/week) : |
2 |
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Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
No |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Dr. Metin Petek |
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Course Lecturers: |
Yok |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
petek@uludag.edu.tr
Uludağ Ünv. Veteriner Fak. Zootekni Anabilim Dalı
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
To educate qualified students in the field of production techniques in layer and broiler production, hatchery knowledge and technique, ostrich, quail, white turkey, Pekinese duck, pheasant and partridge breeeding techniques, legislation in EU and Turkey related to poultry production. |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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Breeder housing systems, production parameters of broiler breeders, management of broler breeders. |
Introduction to breeder house and equipment, slide and projection show |
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Zootechnical parameters of layer breeder genotypes and management |
Visit a commercial breeder enterprises |
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Hatchery management, breed and genotype differences in hatchery management, sexing the chicks. |
Sexing methods in day-old chicks |
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Hatchery report, analyzing poor hatchability, possible causes of early and late embryonic death. |
Visit a commercial hatchery |
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Broiler and table egg production in aviary, perchery and free-range housing systems.
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Introduction to pheasant, partridge and pekin Duck houses in Faculty Farm. |
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Breeds of quail, management of laying quail, quail meat production. |
Introduction to pheasant, partridge and pekin Duck houses in Faculty Farm. |
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Breeds of turkey, management of turkey beerder, turkey meat production, white turkey production. |
Handling of eggs prior to incubation. Candling of the hatching eggs and egg breake analyzing |
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Management of ostrich, ostrich meat production. |
Beak trimming, cannibalism and feather peaking. |
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Breeds of partridge, management in partridge production, partridge meat production. |
Hatchery sanitation; disinfecting and fumigation in hatchery. |
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Breeds of pheasant, management in phesant production, pheasant meat production. |
Embryonic stages of eggs that fail to hatch |
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Management in duck production, Pekin Duck breeding. |
Hatchery management records and its evaluation. |
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Biosecurity in poultry enterprises |
Body weight and its importance in poultry breeding. |
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Standart and legislation in EU and Turkey related to egg production. |
Characteristics of non-laying hens. Selection and reformation in layer hens |
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Standart and legislation in EU and Turkey related to broiler production |
Visit a commercial egg enterprises. |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
1. Petek M (2003) Devekuşu. Medisan Publishing House, Ankara.
2. Kırıkçı, K., Çetin, O. (2002). Sülün ve keklik Yetiştiriciliği, S.Ü. Vakfı Yayınları, Konya.
3. North M, Bell DD (1990) Commercial Chicken Production Manual, 4th edn., Chapman Hall, London.
4. Vatansever H (1999) Bıldırcın yetiştirme tekniği, Ankara.
5. Sainsburry D (1992) Poultry Health and Management. Third Edition.Blackwell Sci.
6. Perry GC (2004) The laying hen systems of egg production. In welfare of laying hen. Oxfordshire UK.
7.Anonymous (2004) XXII.World Poultry Congress Abstract Book and Full text CD, Istanbul.
8. Appleby MC, Hughes BO (2004) Poultry Behaviour and Welfare. Cabi Publishing.
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Assesment |
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