Information Package / Course Catalogue
Conservation of Fresh Forages
Course Code: ZZO522
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

teaching fress forages for silage, Learning fresh forages conservation technics (silage, silage making etc.) and the silage quality, teaching information about farm animals feeding silage

Course Content

The conservation techniques of fresh forages , properties of fresh forages for conservation, equipments for fresh conservation, silage microbiology, chemical analysis of silage, silage feed value

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to recognize the conservation techniques of fresh forage
2.to be able to acquire knowledge on silage making
3.to be able to acquire knowledge on chemical analysis of silage
4.Evaluate the ability of different quality feef raw materials to silage
5.Ability to evaluate silage quality in theory and practice
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Silage (teaching, learning and practices), Kılıç, A. İzmir, 1986
2.Silaj biyokimyası, McDonald, P. England, 1981
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Silage and its importance for animal nutrition
Week 2 - Theoretical
Silage Buildings
Week 3 - Theoretical
Volume Calculation for Silage Requirement
Week 4 - Theoretical
Plants for Silage-I
Week 5 - Theoretical
Plants for Silage-II
Week 6 - Theoretical
Silage Techniques
Week 7 - Theoretical
Equipments for Silage
Week 8 - Theoretical
Silage Microbiology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fermentation of Silage
Week 10 - Theoretical
Silage Additives-I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Silage Additives-II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Physical Analysis of Silage
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chemical Analysis of Silage
Week 14 - Theoretical
Silage Quality and its Feed Value
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Assignment315148
Term Project110111
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)144
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026