
| Course Code | : ZT410 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 3 |
The aim of this course is to give students a better understanding of animal behavior; behavioral characteristics of farm animals and factors affecting those characteristics; introduction to animal welfare science and welfare measuring criteria; as regard to improve animal welfare and productivity.
Introduction to animal behavior (Ethology); the importance of animal behavior in management practices of animal production; physiological analyses of behavior; genetics, physical, and social effects on animal behavior; introduction to animal welfare; perception of welfare; criteria which are used in the assessment of welfare; correlations among welfare, stress, and behavior; abnormal behaviors;