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  Course Description
Course Name : Basic Animal Science

Course Code : BKP205

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ULVİYE KUMOVA

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Animal husbandry techniques, farm animal breeds, animal products, breeding techniques, selection, crooses, new technologies,

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To give , the general rules of animal productionsto the students

Course Contents : Animal husbandry techniques, farm animal breeds, animal products, breeding techniques, selection, crooses, new technologies,

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Farm animal zoological classification, animal farms no visual presentation
2 farm animal digestive systems, anatomy and functions no visual presentation
3 animal farms, housing, and environment no visual presentation
4 animal breeding, selection, culling, data resources no visual presentation
5 Digestive organs, absorption of feedstuff no visual presentation
6 Feedstuff, function and metabolism no visual presentation
7 Animal breeding, progeny test, crossing, I,nbreeding, heterosis no visual presentation
8 exam 5 hours study written exam
9 Feedstuffs, function and metabolism, Requirements no visual presentation
10 Feedstuff and feed evalution no visual presentation
11 Reproductive anatomy, physiology, birth, insemination no visual presentation
12 farm visit no farm observation
13 roughage, silage concentrate, ration formulation no visual presentation
14 animal nutriiton no visual presentation
15 animal nutrition no visual presentation
16/17 Herd management no visual presentation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  . Genel Hayvan Besleme Ders Notu (Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Zootekni Böl. Adana-2007) 2. Hayvan Besleme ile ilgili tüm kaynaklar 3. http://www.zootekni.org.tr 4. Büyükbaş hayvan yetiştirme ders kitabı
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. 3
2 Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. 3
3 Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them 3
4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 3
5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 3
6 Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. 3
7 Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them 3
8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 3
9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 3
10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 3
11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 3
12 Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private 3
13 Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 3 6
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload: 75
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3
ECTS Credit: 3