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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Practical Cattle Fattening |
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| Course Code |
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ZTP458 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SERAP GÖNCÜ KARAKÖK
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Description of growth and fattening, compansatory growth, beef cattle breeds, growt prometrs, disease, vaccination and protective measıures, feeds, fattneing performances of culture breeds and tehir crosses in Turkey condition, factors that effecting the fattneing performans, heta stress on fattening performances optimum fattening poeriod, economics of fattening
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Teaching description of growth and fattening, compensatory growth, beef cattle breeds, growth parameters, disease, vaccination and protective measures, feeds, fattening performances of culture breeds and their crosses in Turkey condition, factors that effecting the fattening performances, heat stress on fattening performances optimum fattening period, economics of fattening |
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| Course Contents |
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Description of growth and fattening, compansatory growth, beef cattle breeds, growt prometrs, disease, vaccination and protective measıures, feeds, fattneing performances of culture breeds and tehir crosses in Turkey condition, factors that effecting the fattneing performans, heta stress on fattening performances optimum fattening poeriod, economics of fattening |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Field study |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Turkish cattle production system |
no |
visual presantation |
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2 |
-Cattle anatomic system and advantages |
no |
visual presantation |
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3 |
growth and fattening |
no |
visual presantation |
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4 |
the factors that effect the fattening performances |
no |
visual presantation |
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5 |
Cattle selection for fattening |
no |
visual presantation |
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6 |
Fattening performance parameter and evaluation |
no |
visual presantation |
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7 |
exam |
3 hours |
written exam |
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8 |
Fattening performance parameter and evaluation |
no |
visual presantation |
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9 |
Fattening performance parameter and evaluation |
no |
visual presantation |
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10 |
Cattle weighning body condition scoring |
no |
visual presantation |
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11 |
Cattle weighning body condition scoring |
no |
visual presantation |
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12 |
The decision to end of fattening criteria |
no |
visual presantation |
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13 |
fattening study |
no |
field study |
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14 |
fattening study |
no |
field study |
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15 |
fattening study |
no |
field study |
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16/17 |
general evallutaion |
no |
field study |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 1. Roche, J.F., O’callaghan, D., 1984. Manipulation of growth in farm animals. Kluwer Boston INC., 190 Old Derby Street Hingham MA 02043 USA, ISBN 0 89838 617 8
2. Jones, M., 1995. Quality and Grading of Carcasses of meat animals. CRC Press, ISBN 0 8493 5023-9
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
70 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
14 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has information on alternative production systems |
4 |
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2 |
Has information on basic characteristics (anatomic, morphologic,physiological and biological) of farm animals, has information on planning animal housing for environmental aspects and animal species, about forage production and storage for environmental conditions and different species, making plans about animal breeding. |
4 |
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3 |
Has genetic and statistical information which can be the basis of animal improvement .Has adequate knowledge of industrial animal farming. |
4 |
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4 |
Uses IT to get new information in animal production |
4 |
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5 |
Transfers knowledge to people who work in the field at various levels, has communication skills,has the self -confidence in providing information and following technical developments. |
5 |
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6 |
Finds the reasons of the technical and economical problems that can adversely affect the quality and capacity levels desired in Animal Science and develops solutions. |
3 |
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7 |
To get technical knowledge in his/her field |
3 |
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8 |
-Trains qualified zootechnicians to fulfill the needs of Turkey
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4 |
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9 |
Obtains information in the field of Animal Science, researches, evaluates, records,consults,plans projects and applies. |
3 |
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10 |
Knows the techniques in Animal Breeding and applies. Has information about small cattle raising and poultry farming and nutrition and applies.Transfers genetic and statistical information that can be the basis of animal breeding to animal production. |
4 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
14 |
1 |
14 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Total Workload: | 74 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.96 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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