Information Package / Course Catalogue
Small Ruminant Husbandry
Course Code: ORT210
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 gain knowledge about the basic concepts of goat and sheep farming

Course Content

Place of sheep and goats in Turkey and around the world, breeds of sheep and goats, sheep breeding herd size, barn cleaning and disinfection, bath, nails, tail cutting and castration, shearing and wool, ram-goat mating, pregnancy detection in ewes, pregnancy and childbirth, lamb and goat enlargement after milking, sheep and goats, numbering, record keeping, lamb production methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Engin TÜZÜN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the basic concepts about sheep and goat farming,
2.To be able to identify important sheep and goat breeds raised in Turkey and in the world,
3.To be able to list the morphological and physiological characters of sheep and goat breeds,
4.To be able to comprehend the reproduction, milk and meat yield in sheep and goat,
5.To be able to explain the production systems and selection,
6.To be able to name the diseases and health protection methods in sheep and goat.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İleri Koyun Yetiştiriciliği.Genişletilmiş 6. Baskı, Meta Basım. Bornova-İzmir. Kaymakçı, M., 2006.
2.Keçi Yetiştiriciliği. Meta Basım. Bornova-İzmir. Kaymakçı, M. 2006
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of sheep farming in the world and the situation in Turkey.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of sheep, sheep breeds
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sheep breeds in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical
Reproductive physiology in sheep
Week 5 - Theoretical
Genetic breeding in sheep
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lamb increasing efficiency environmental improvement
Week 7 - Theoretical
Basic principles of sheep feeding
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Basic principles of sheep feeding (midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Management, housing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Milking, shearing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Importance of goat production, current status of goat production in the world and Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Classification of goat, goat breeds
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reproductive physiology in goats
Week 14 - Theoretical
Health protect in sheep and goat
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Term Project1617
Midterm Examination119120
Final Examination130131
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
3
3
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026