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MAÇKA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT of VETERINARY MEDICINE
Laboratory and Veterinary Assistance Services program
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MAÇKA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT of VETERINARY MEDICINE / Laboratory and Veterinary Assistance Services program
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MVET2017Poultry Breeding and Health2+0+0ECTS:2
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseShort Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of VETERINARY MEDICINE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Muammer TİLKİ
Co-LecturerLecturer Hüseyin KOÇ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To teach physical and technical equipment for poultry care, feeding and hygiene.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Understand the importance of poultry breeding8,91
LO - 2 : Poultry management rules and herd management8,91
LO - 3 : Chicken breeds and their general characteristics according to their yield8,91
LO - 4 : Have the knowledge of the technical characteristics and materials of the houses.8,91
LO - 5 : Have knowledge about breeding, egg and meat poultry farming.8,91
LO - 6 : Learns the important bacteria, viral and parasitic diseases of poultry.8,91
LO - 7 : Learns non-infectious poultry diseases.8,91
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The importance of poultry farming, classification and characteristics of chickens; Rules and herd management in chicken breeding; chicken breeds and general characters; Poultry houses, technical specifications and material knowledge; Poultry Breeding breeding and hygiene; Breeding eggs controls; Broiler chick enlargement, care and feeding; Beak cutting and its importance; Broiler and ovary chick augmentation, care and feeding; Egg period in poultry; Lighting program and its importance. Forced feather casting; Poultry bacterial infections; Poultry viral infections; Poultry parasitic infestations; Non-infectious poultry diseases
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The importance of poultry farming, classification and characteristics of chickens
 Week 2Poultry management rules and herd management
 Week 3Chicken breeds and their general characteristics according to their yield
 Week 4Poultry houses, technical specifications and material knowledge
 Week 5Poultry Breeding breeding and hygiene
 Week 6Breeding of eggs
 Week 7Layer and broiler chick enlargement, care and feeding Beak segmenting and its importance
 Week 8Broiler and ovary chick augmentation, care and feeding
 Week 9mid of term exam
 Week 10Egg period in poultry
 Week 11Lighting program and its importance
 Week 12Poultry bacterial infections
 Week 13Poultry viral infections
 Week 14Poultry parasitic infestations
 Week 15Poultry non-infectious diseases
 Week 16End of term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Türkoğlu, M. Sarıca, M. Tavukçuluk bilimi, yetiştirme, besleme, hastalıklar, 2014
2Arda, M. Minbay, A. Aydın, N. Akay, Ö. İzgür, M. Kanatlı hayvan hastalıkları, Medisan Y. Ankara, 1997
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 1 14 14
Arasınav için hazırlık 1 8 8
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 1 6 6
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load58