Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Control in Animal Barns
Course Code: ZTY505
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Provide students to analyze living-environment-structure relationships, to understand controlling principles and techniques of climatic factors on animal production structures, planning of environmental control systems, to develop scientific solutions for planning problems and to follow new developments in environmental control.

Course Content

Environmental requirements in animal production structures, temperature and humidity control, calculation of lighting, ventilation, heating and cooling requirements.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyze and evaluate the effects of environmental factors on animals in agricultural production structures
2.To be able to use new approaches and modern technologies on planning of proper environmental control systems for building systems
3.To be able to resource environmental problems in animal production structures
4.To be able to follow and to transfer developments and modern applications on environmental control in the animal production structures
5.To be able to analyze present buildings and projects, and to identify and solve the problems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Johnson J, Eckert D (1995) Best Management Practices. Land Application of Animal Manure. Ohio State University Extension Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio.
2.Yıldız Y. 2010. Hayvan Barınaklarında Çevre Denetimi. Hasad Yayıncılık.
3.Bengtsson LP, Whitaker SH, (1986) Farm Structures in Tropical Climates, FAO/SIDA Cooperative Programme, Rural Structures in East and South-East Africa, Rome
4.Articles, Papers and Theses Related to Course Topics
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Introduction, giving homework
Week 2 - Theoretical
Analyze of effect of Environmental factors in agricultural production structures on animals
Week 3 - Theoretical
Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Heat (specific heat, sensible heat and latent heat), heat transfer and thermal insulation.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Control and regulation of heat balance in animal production structures.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Control and regulation of heat balance in animal production structures.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Control and regulation of moisture balance in agricultural production structures, midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Construction features and effects of positioning on environmental control in agricultural production structures MID-TERM EXAM
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determine the lighting requirements and natural and artificial lighting in animal production structures
Week 11 - Theoretical
Calculation of ventilation requirements and planning of ventilation systems in greenhouses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Calculation of heating requirements and planning of heating systems in greenhouses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rewiev of sample barn projects
Week 14 - Theoretical
Articles, papers and thesis related with lecture topics ,
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Assignment1606
Individual Work140114
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
3
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-3
5
3
5
4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
5
4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
5
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026