Information Package / Course Catalogue
Beef Cattle Nutrition
Course Code: ZZO537
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Nutrient requirements of beef cattle, feeds in beef cattle feeding, nutrition on various stages of beef cattle and, its importance. to give adequate knowledege and skills in beef cattle nutrition

Course Content

Principles and methods of fattening, feeds in beef cattle nutrition, principles of well balanced and economic ration formulation, nutritional metabolic disorerders in beef cattle nutrition

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hulusi AKÇAY
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to acquire advanced knowledege on beef cattle nutrition
2.to be able to analyse and synthetize on beef cattle nutrion and discuss the results
3.to be able to evaluate the latest developments in beef cattle nutrition and transfer this information to related groups.
4.to be able to evaluate meat quality processes on meat production
5.to have learn calf, heifer and cows nutrition
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle, National Research Council, 1996. 7th revised edition. National Academy Press
2.Sığır Besisi, Asım Kılıç, 1996. EÜ Ziraat Fakültesi, Bornova İZMİR
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction of beef cattle, Nutrient requirements of beef cattle
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Beef cattle raised in our country
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Present situation of beef cattle productin in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Feed value of pastures
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Calf nutrition
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Heifer nutrition
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Dry period nutrition
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Beef cattle nutrition
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Factors effecting productivity in fattening
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Feeding techniques
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Supplement feeding at pasture
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Total mixed ration
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
ptactices on ration formulation-I
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
practices on ration formulation-II
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Lecture - Practice143270
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)201
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
3
1
3
1
2
1
OÇ-2
5
4
2
1
2
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
1
3
5
3
2
OÇ-4
3
1
1
5
1
1
OÇ-5
3
4
1
1
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026