Information Package / Course Catalogue
Rabbit Husbandry
Course Code: ZZO551
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

The purpose of this course is to describe rabbit

Course Content

General information on thehousingandhusbandryrequirements of rabbit.Toprovideknowladgetostudents, aboutraising, feeding, nutritionandtheirshelter of rabbit.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the world rabbit breeding and trade issues
2.Understanding the nutrition and care of rabbits
3.Understanding information about rabbit shelters
4.Understanding flock management in rabbit breeding
5.Understanding rabbit meat production methods
Recommended or Required Reading
1.The Rabbit husbandry, health and production FAO Animal Production and Healty Series Rome 1986
2. Harcourt-Brown F. (2002) Biological characteristics of the domestic rabbit. In: Textbook of rabbit medicine. Butterworth-Heinemann.
3.Kürk Hayvancılığı, Koçak, Ç. Ve Taşkın, T., Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:561, İzmir 2004.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
World production and trade
Week 3 - Theoretical
Rabbit meatc omposition and quality
Week 4 - Theoretical
Rabbit anatomy and physiology
Week 5 - Theoretical
Nutrition and feeding
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reproduction
Week 7 - Theoretical
Genetics of rabbit breeds and populations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Hausing
Week 9 - Theoretical
Rabbitry equipment
Week 10 - Theoretical
Rabbit management
Week 11 - Theoretical
Production of rabbit meat
Week 12 - Theoretical
Production of rabbit skin and Angora wool
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rabbit diseases and hygiene
Week 14 - Theoretical
Rabbit breeding and rural development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Assignment210122
Term Project210122
Laboratory40832
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
3
2
2
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
2
2
OÇ-4
4
3
2
3
OÇ-5
4
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026