Information Package / Course Catalogue
Principles of Poultry Nutrition
Course Code: VHB503
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Teaching of principles about poultry nutrition. Adopting of basic issues about poultry nutrition with theoretic and practice sessions. Teaching of basic information about poultry diseases. Teaching of basic nutrition principles and feeding techniques about broiler and laying hens. Adopting of importance of proper nutrition for production, health and quality of product for economic livestock farming. Teaching of relation between nutrition and quality of animal products.

Course Content

Nutrient requirements of chickens. Nutrition of chicks, chicken, conventional laying hens, broiler and brood. Feeding practice. Diseases of chickens, immunisations, egg quality, hatchery yield, relation of environmental factors and nutrition. Most common feeds for poultry nutrition and practical ration samples.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Bekir Hakan KÖKSAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Had sufficient basic nutritional issues for both scientific and economical poultry nutrition.
2.Knows that basic principles for laying hen and broiler nutrition and advising to farmers.
3.Prepare economical rations with consideration of basic nutrients requirements for production level, health and quality of product.
4.Knows that nutritional diseases of poultry and how to prepare proper ration for protection from these diseases.
5.Follows new developments in poultry sector.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Şenköylü N. (2001) Modern Tavuk Üretimi, Anadolu Matbaası, Tekirdağ.
2.Heuser, G.F. (2003) Feeding Poultry, Norton Creek Press, Oregon, ABD.
3.Colo, D.J.A., Haresign, W. (1989) Recent Development in Poultry Nutrition, Anchor Press, İngiltere.
4.North, M.O. (1984) Commercial Chickhen Production Manual, The Avi Publishing, ABD.
5.Daghir, N.J. (1995) Poultry Production in Hot Climates, CAB Internatioal Press, İngiltere.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Poultry industry in Turkey and World
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Features of chickens in nutrition, differences of digestive system of chickens
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutrient requirements of laying hens, feeds and feeding techniques of chicken nutrition
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutritional phases for laying hens, chicks and pullet nutrition
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutrition of laying hens in production stage
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Forced feather loose and post nutrition
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Effects of nutrition on egg production and quality (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
The nutritional diseases of chickens
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutrition of breeders of layers and roosters
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutrient requirements of broilers, feeds and feeding techniques of broiler chicken
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutritional phases for broilers (starter, grower and finisher)
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Effects of nutrition on meet production and quality
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Nutrition of breeders of broilers
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Relation of rational nutrition and economy in chickens
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice150230
Assignment50210
Reading140456
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
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