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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Diet formulation |
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| Course Code |
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ZTP474 |
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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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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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1.Knows nutrient requirement of livestock
2.Knows feed value for livestock
3.Knows diet formulation techniques and prepares diet formulation
4.Prepares the least cost diet formulation
5.Knows cost and environmentally effective diet formulation
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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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The balanced and least cost diet formulation for livestock |
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| Course Contents |
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Nutrients, feeds, nutrient contents of feeds, properties of feeds for different livestock, Turkish feeds standards, methods of diet formulation (pearson square, algebric methods, trial and error, linear programming), Software for linear programming and diet formulation |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
Nutrients, their functions and metabolisms |
No |
Visual presentation |
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2 |
Roughage and concentrate Feed,feed nutrients
Properties of feed for different livestock. |
No |
Visual presentation |
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3 |
Feed for farm animals in various physiological conditions.Regulations of feed and Turkish feed standards, |
No |
Visual presentation |
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4 |
methods of diet formulation (pearson square, algebric methods, trial and error, linear programming), |
No |
Practical study |
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5 |
Practice for diet formulation methods (pearson square, algebric methods, trial and error, linear programming), |
No |
Practical study |
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6 |
Software for linear programming and diet formulation |
No |
Practical study |
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7 |
The use of excel solver for linear programming |
No |
Practical study |
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8 |
exam |
5 hours study |
Practical exam |
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9 |
Database for poultry and diet formulation for poultry in excel solver |
No |
Practical study |
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10 |
The diet formulation for poultry in excel solver |
No |
Practical study |
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11 |
Database for ruminant and diet formulation for ruminants in excel solver |
No |
Practical study |
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12 |
The diet formulation for ruminants in excel solver |
No |
Practical study |
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13 |
diet formulation for livestock and evaluation of solution in excel |
No |
Practical study |
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14 |
diet formulation for livestock and evaluation of solution in excel |
No |
Practical study |
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15 |
General evaluation |
No |
Practical study |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
5 hours study |
Practical exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Ders Kitabı: Büyük ve Küçükbaş Hayvan Besleme (Prof.Dr. Murat GÖRGÜLÜ) Nutrient Requirments of Dairy Cattle: Seventh Revised Edition, 2001 Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids and New World Camelids, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2007 Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, 9th revised edition, National Academy Press. Washington, D.C., 2004. Yemler Bilgisi ve Yem Teknolojisi (Prof.Dr. Hasan Rüştü KUTLU)
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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 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
50 |
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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 |
3 |
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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. |
5 |
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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. |
5 |
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4 |
Uses IT to get new information in animal production |
5 |
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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. |
4 |
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7 |
To get technical knowledge in his/her field |
5 |
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8 |
-Trains qualified zootechnicians to fulfill the needs of Turkey
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5 |
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9 |
Obtains information in the field of Animal Science, researches, evaluates, records,consults,plans projects and applies. |
5 |
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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. |
5 |
| * 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 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Total Workload: | 74 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.96 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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