Information Package / Course Catalogue
Feed Additives
Course Code: VHB524
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

Adopting of scientific and theoretical knowledge about feed additives and educating masters who are endowed with this knowledge. Training of masters who can advise farmers sufficiently and correctly.

Course Content

Determination of feed additives, sharing of general information about them and classify of additives. Demonstration of processing of feed additives, adopting of general features of feed additives, explanation of usage reason of additives and summarizing of some literature information about usage of feed additives in animal nutrition.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Bülent ÖZSOY
Learning Outcomes
1.To get recent scientific information in both theoretical and practice way.
2.Can use of theoretical and practical information which given to himself in feed additive class, sufficiently while performing his profession on field.
3.To get sufficient information about feed additives from masters who will work on this field.
4.Learning the effects of feed additives on animal yield
5.The effect of feed additives on economic livestock.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Nir, İ., Şenköylü, N. (2000) Kanatlılar için Sindirimi Destekleyen Yem Katkı Maddeleri, Trakya Üniversitesi, Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi, Tekirdağ.
2.Çakmakçı, S., Çelik, İ. (2000) Gıda Katkı Maddeleri, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Tesisi, Erzurum.
3.Perry, T.W. Cullison, A.E., Lowrey R.S. (2003) Feeds and Feeding, Pearson Education Ltd., New Jersey.
4.Rehm, H.J., Reed, G. (1995) Biotechnology, VCH, Weinheim, New York, Basel, Cambridge, Tokyo.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Determination, specification and classification of the feed additives
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Vitamins, water and fat solubles vitamins, minerals origin from animal and natural minerals, synthetic minerals, chelates
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Amino acids, by-pass proteins, by-pass fats, energy sources
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials about feed production and storage (antifungal materials, adsorbents)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials about feed production and storage (anti oxidants, pellet makers, emulators)
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which effecting digestion (enzymes)
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which promote the performance of animals-Materials which promote the taste of the feed (aromatics) (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which effecting digestion (organic acids)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which promote the performance of animals- Materials which effecting digestion (prebiotics and probiotics)
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which promote the performance of animals- Materials which effecting digestion (buffers, iso acids, materials which effecting ion exchange, ionophores and materials which decreasing of methane production, materials which promoting of salivate production, grids )
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which promote the performance of animals-The growth promoters (hormones, materials which changing carcase texture)
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which promote the performance of animals-The growth promoters (antimicrobials, saponines)
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which affecting animal health (drogs, immune stimulators, materials for fly control in manure)
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Materials which helping the marketing of animal products
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
Assignment100330
Reading140342
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination118119
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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