Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZT455 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 3 |
To give basic knowledge about beef production in cattle and factors affecting it and beef quality characteristics
Beef production in cattle, slaugthering and carcass and beef quality characteristics, conversion of muscle to meat and factors affactinf meat quality after slaughtering, traits used for carcass grading
| Prof. Atakan KOÇ |
| 1. | 1. To be able to apprehend the beef production and its importance in the world and Turkey |
| 2. | 2. To be able to define Turkish cattle breeds and world beef cattle breeds |
| 3. | 3. To be able to recognize the fattening methods and factors having effects on fattening performance |
| 4. | 4. To be able to recognize slaughtering and carcas traits |
| 5. | 5. To be able to have knowledge about carcass grading |
| 6. | 6. To be able to recognize the conditions of post-slaughtering conditions and their effects on meat quality |
| 1. | 1. Boggs, D.L. and R. A. Merkel. 1984. Live Animal Carcass Evaluation and Selection Manual. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.USA. |
| 2. | 3. Battaglia, R.A. 2000. Handbook of Livestock Management. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. |
| 4. | David Cottle and Lewis Kahn. 2014. Beef cattle production and trade. Published by CSIRO PUBLISHING 150 Oxford Street (PO Box 1139) Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 75 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | |
OÇ-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |