Information Package / Course Catalogue
Poultry Husbandry
Course Code: ORT211
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

To present current and practical information about poultry production and nutrition science.

Course Content

The development of the poultry industry, poultry and Turkey, chicken breeds, chicken biology, embryo development and incubation, pens, poultry, conditions and equipment, broiler breeding, poultry genetics and breeding, poultry breeding, organic farming principles.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Engin TÜZÜN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to debate over the general situation of poultry industry,
2.To be able to list poultry breeds,
3.To be able to explain the growth and development of embryo,
4.To be able to compare the cultivation of hen and the cultivation of broiler,
5.To be able to explain the importance of breeding enterprises,
6.To be able to analyze the records of poultry,
7.To be able to illustrate health practices in poultry production,
8.To be able to compare industrial poultry production and organic poultry production.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Şenköylü, N., 2001. Modern tavuk üretimi. Tekirdağ.
2.Türkoğlu, M., Arda, M., Yetişir, R., Sarıca, M., Ersayın, C., 1997. Tavukçuluk bilimi. Samsun.
3.North, M. O., Bell D. D. 1990. Commercial Chicken Production Manual. Fourth Edition. NewYork.
4.www.organiktarim.gov.tr Organik Tarım
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Developments leading to the industrialization of poultry, poultry products, production and consumption statistics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Chicken breeds, inheritance of qualitative and quantitative characters, sex-linked inheritance of characters, used methods of poultry breeding, advantages of hybrid production
Week 3 - Theoretical
Biological structure of the chicken, chickens growth, digestive, nervous, excretory, endocrine, respiratory, circulatory and reproductive systems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Development of chicken embryo, hatching eggs, incubation and incubation conditions and evaluation of results
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutritional value of eggs, the chemical composition of the egg, egg quality, and preservation methods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Poultry houses, poultry house climatic environment, planning of poultry houses, poultry equipment used, the ventilation of poultry houses
Week 7 - Theoretical
Broiler production systems, poultry house size and capacity, maintenance and training procedures in broiler production
Week 8 - Theoretical
Egg layer production, egg layer business types, cultivation techniques (Midterm examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Egg layer production, egg layer business types, cultivation techniques
Week 10 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the yield and quality of the egg, the egg production efficiency criteria forenterprises
Week 11 - Theoretical
Poultry breeder production, maintenance and administration of the stud, fertility and artificial insemination
Week 12 - Theoretical
Broiler slaughterhouses and the quality of broiler meat
Week 13 - Theoretical
Poultry health protection, some important poultry diseases, vaccines and vaccination methods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Organic poultry
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment120336
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
3
3
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
OÇ-8
5
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