Information Package / Course Catalogue
Organic Cattle Breeding
Course Code: OT207
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Learn principles and techniques of organic meat and milk production from cattle and buffalo

Course Content

Cattle breeding in the world and in our country, Importance of cattle breeding, Herd management of cattle, Basic principles of organic animal breeding, organic meat and milk production from cattle

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Okan ATAY
Learning Outcomes
1.Know to the principals of the conventional cattleand buffalo breeding
2.Know to the principals of the organic milk production from cattle
3.To be able to comprehend organic meat production from cattle and buffalo
4.Know to the principals of the organic milk production from buffalo
5.Know to the principals of the organic meat production from buffalo
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Importance of the Cattle breeding
Week 1 - Practice
General knowledge about attle
Week 2 - Theoretical
The cattle breeding in Turkey and World.
Week 2 - Practice
Statistics on cattle
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cattle races
Week 3 - Practice
Presentation of cattle breeds with visuals
Week 4 - Theoretical
Factors affecting on cattle breeding, Cattle breeding farm forms.
Week 4 - Practice
Presentation of cattle breeds with visuals
Week 5 - Theoretical
Practical applications in dairy cattle breeding farms
Week 5 - Practice
Practical applications in dairy cattle breeding farms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Anaotomical structure of the Udder
Week 6 - Practice
Anatomical structure of the udder with visuals
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lactation and milking methods
Week 7 - Practice
Milking machines
Week 8 - Theoretical
Lactation and milking methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the yield and composition of milk production
Week 9 - Practice
Information about milk analysis methods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Buffalo breeding
Week 10 - Practice
Practical information about Bufallo
Week 11 - Theoretical
The definition and importance of organic animal production
Week 11 - Practice
The definition and importance of organic animal production
Week 12 - Theoretical
Animal housing in organic animal breeding
Week 12 - Practice
Animal housing in organic animal breeding
Week 13 - Theoretical
Organic milk production, organic herd manegement.
Week 13 - Practice
Practical breeding practices in buffaloes
Week 14 - Theoretical
Organic milk production, organic herd manegement.
Week 14 - Practice
Practical breeding practices in cattle
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment2138
Land Work50210
Reading50315
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
3
3
4
5
5
2
3
5
OÇ-2
3
3
4
5
5
2
3
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
5
5
2
3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026