Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrıtıon Of Exotıc Anımals
Course Code: VHB577
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Explanation of anatomy and physiology of digestive system of exotic animals (etc., rabbits, chinchilla, mink, fox). Introducing of feeds and environment of their feedlot. Explanation of nutritional requirements and feedlot types. Ability of get sufficient information about fur animals and could use this information in practice. Manage a proper relation with farmers. To be helpful to farmers about the management problems of fur animals. Could make a search about the issue. To have ability for produce own farm management system.

Course Content

Characteristics of anatomy and physiology of digestive system of exotic animals, nutrient requirements, introducing of feed stuffs which used in rations, prepare a ration for different rearing periods, methods for practical and logical nutrition.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have enough knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of digestive system, nutrient requirements and feedlot types.
2.To know the principles of nutrition of exotic animals and can manage the owners.
3.Can prepare proper rations for exotic animals consider with quality of production and different production and health levels. To inform owners about practical / proper methods for feeding of these animals.
4.Importance of rearing exotic animal
5.Nutritional diseases of exotic animals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çalışkaner, Ş. (1993) Kürk Hayvanlarının Beslenmesi, Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 1301, Ankara.
2.Ensminger, M.E., Oldfield, J.E., Heinemann, W.W. (1990). Feeds and Nutrition, Second Edition, The Ensminger Publishing Company, California, USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Importance of rearing exotic animal
Week 2 - Theoretical
Characteristics of digestive system of fur animals and differences with other animals in physiological (etc., caprophagy) and anatomic characteristics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Rabbit species and production characteristics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Nutrient requirement s of rabbits
Week 5 - Theoretical
Feed stuffs for rabbit nutrition
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nutrition of male and females in dry period, nutrition of females in gestation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nutrition of females in lactation periods, nutrition of newborn babies and infants (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Characteristics of digestive system of mink and differences with other animals in physiological (etc., caprophagy) and anatomic characteristics
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mink species and production characteristics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrient requirements of mink
Week 11 - Theoretical
Feed stuffs for mink nutrition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Critic points for nutrition of other exotic animals
Week 13 - Theoretical
Preparation of ration for nutrient requirement of exoticanimals. Feed forms for nutrition of exoticanimal and rate and amount of carbohydrates
Week 14 - Theoretical
Feed additives for nutrition of exotic animals
Week 15 - Theoretical
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment42112
Individual Work142028
Midterm Examination114014
Final Examination120020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
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