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| MVET2007 | Animal feed and forage information | 4+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of VETERINARY MEDICINE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Muammer TİLKİ | | Co-Lecturer | Lecturer İbrahim UZUN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | |
To introduce the basic nutrients (carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals, vitamins and water), to teach their functions, general properties of feeds and feeds and nutrient contents, to give information about the value of feeds and the concepts of nutrient requirements for farm animals. To give information about ration preparation principles. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | To be able to classify the feeds, To learn the diversity of plants in the production of forage crops | 8,9 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | To understand the characteristics of meadow and pasture, To be able to classify feed | 8,9 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | To learn processing methods of forage crops | 8,9 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | To be able to comprehend silage production | 8,9 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | To learn concentrate feeds and their properties | 8,9 | 1 | | LO - 6 : | Know the rules about ration preparation | 8,9 | 1 | | 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 | | |
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Definitions of animal nutrition, basic nutrients, body needs, digestive systems and differences of different species, fodder crops, Definition of coarse and concentrated feeds, feed additives, feed processing, ration preparation methods, nutrition related disorders. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Feed content and classification of feed | | | Week 2 | Feed content and classification of feed | | | Week 3 | Meadows and pastures | | | Week 4 | Culture fodder crops, factors affecting the quality of green fodder | | | Week 5 | Poisonous forage crops, plant production residues | | | Week 6 | Silage methods of roughage | | | Week 7 | Silage | | | Week 8 | Drying methods of roughage, the effect of canning methods on feed quality | | | Week 9 | Mid of term exam | | | Week 10 | Root and tubers, grain forage | | | Week 11 | Industrial waste products | | | Week 12 | Feed additives, additives used in the processing and storage of feed | | | Week 13 | Concentrated feed processing techniques | | | Week 14 | Ration Knowledge | | | Week 15 | Ration Knowledge | | | Week 16 | End Of Term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ergün, A. Hayvan besleme ve beslenme hastalıkları, Uğurer y. 2014 | | | 2 | Kutlu, H.R. Yem Değerlendirme ve Analiz Yöntemleri Çukurova Üniversitesi, 2008 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 142 |
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