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Meat Production in Sheep
Course Code: ZZO526
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: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give the economical importance of sheep production in Turkey, Meat sheep breeds, the issues related to herd management and genetic improvement methods in sheep meat production, lamb fatening methods.

Course Content

The importance of meat production for sheep, the characteristics of sheepmeat, meat sheep breeds, annual breeding practices, genetic improvement, lamb fatening, dressing and carcass cutting

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