Information Package / Course Catalogue
Organic Animal Feed Resources and Production
Course Code: OT217
Course Type: Area Elective
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

The importance of the natural vegetation in the meadows and pastures, understand the benefits,ecosystems and system components, and the importance of forage crops and cultivation methods and techniques to teach culture.

Course Content

Definition and history of the culture of forage crops, Ecological principles Classification of cool and warm season forage crops, gramineae and forage legumes organic growing techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Ayhan KARACA
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the history of the culture of forage crops, the importance of forage crops in the agricultural structure, varieties of forage crops cultivation.
2.To be able to comprehend meadows-pastures and forage crops grown in Turkey, the status and relationship with the presence of the animal.
3.Knows the morphological characteristics, agricultural properties, benefits and species of legume fodder plants.
4.To learn morphological characteristics, agricultural properties, species and other forage crops of the forage crops with ecosystem system components
5.Have sufficient knowledge about increasing the yield and quality of forage crops and can use initiative.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Forage Crops Agriculture. M. S. Genckan.1992. Ege University Press. ISBN: 975-483-160-2
2. Legume Forage Crops, Wheat Forage Crops. Y. Serin, M. Tan. 2001. Atatürk University Faculty of Agriculture Offset Facility.
3.Wheatgrass Application Guide. Y. Serin, A. Gökkuş. 1993. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Tesisi.
4. Forage Crops. H. Soya, R. Avcıoğlu, H. Geren. 2004. Hasad Publishing LTD. STI. ISBN: 975-8377-32-9
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and history of the culture of forage crops, Livestock forage crops, soil fertility and the time of planting (rotation) the importance of forage crops growing, Grouping forage crops.
Week 1 - Practice
Foddering of forage plants found in the campus area and in the surrounding natural vegetation.
Week 2 - Theoretical
By the length of survival of forage crops,According to the shape of sowing forage crops,Depending on whether the main product and by-product forage crops.
Week 2 - Practice
Foddering of forage plants found in the campus area and in the surrounding natural vegetation.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Forage crops grown in the basics of ecology, climate and water factors.
Week 3 - Practice
Literature search.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Forage crops grown in the basics of ecology, soil factor.
Week 4 - Practice
Foddering of forage plants found in the campus area and in the surrounding natural vegetation.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Meadows-pastures and forage crops grown in Turkey the status and relationship with the presence of the animal. In our country, animal, animal existence and efficiency of the total examination The economic value of forage legumes, culture, and vegetative properties.
Week 5 - Practice
Literature search.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Alfalfa is grown in a sort of common culture, harvest and herb obtained from the assessment, Maintenance procedures and harvesting alfalfa.Assessment of the product and its features.
Week 6 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Clover, and the importance of general characteristics of the genus.Clover meadow is an important type of morphology,Benefiting the types and characteristics of the product.
Week 7 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Clover, and the importance of general characteristics of the genus.Clover meadow is an important type of morphology,Benefiting the types and characteristics of the product.
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the topics covered, Exam preparation.
Week 9 - Theoretical
White Clover, Clover Berseem and Persian patterns obtained with the use of grass species morphology and properties the product. Sainfoin and birdsfoot trefoil morphology, growing and harvesting processes and maintenance. Form of use and the properties of the product obtained from them.
Week 9 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Week 10 - Theoretical
General characteristics of the vetch genus.Hairy vetch Common Vetch and morphology, production, maintenance and assessment, and properties of the product obtained after harvest.
Week 10 - Practice
Literature search.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hungarian Vetch, purple broad vetch and bitter vetch morphology, growing, maintenance, processes and assessment the product obtained after harvest and properties.General characteristics of greminea forage crops,General characteristics and feeding value of smooth brome.
Week 11 - Practice
Literature search.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The importance of graminea forage crops,Orchardgrass, ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, crested wheatgrass fescue,poa genus herbs, timothy , Foxtail grass, sorghum and Sudan grass.
Week 12 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Other family as the fodder beet forage crops, small burnet , forage rape general properties.
Week 13 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Forage crops cultivation techniques in accordance ecological.
Week 14 - Practice
Investigation of forage crops in the vicinity.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Reading170117
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026