Information Package / Course Catalogue
Feed Hygiene
Course Code: VHB522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Explanation of importance of feed hygiene for animal health and quality of production. Teaching of critic control points for feed hygiene. Teaching of basic principles and critic control points for feed hygiene.

Course Content

Explanation of sources of contaminations in feeds and their negative effects, adopting of different contaminations and importance of critic control points, sharing of some information about the storage conditions of feeds and HACCP in feed factories.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özcan CENGİZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Teaching of deteriorations of feeds.
2.Proper storage for feeds.
3.Rules which must to consider when feeds need to store.
4.Learning to combat feed pests.
5.Learning Feed Hygiene.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ergün, A., Tuncer, Ş.D., Çolpan, İ., Yalçın, S., Yıldız, G., Küçükersan, M.K., Küçükersan, S., Şehu, A. (2004) Yemler, Yem Hijyeni ve Teknolojisi, Pozitif Matbaacılık, Ankara.
2.Ergül, M. (1988). Yemler Bilgisi ve Teknolojisi, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir.
3.Kılıç, A. (1988). Yemler ve Hayvan Besleme, Bilgehan Basımevi, İzmir.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Definition of contamination sources in feeds, give examples about the negative effects of contaminations
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Contamination of pestilent
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Physical contamination of feeds, negative effects on health and production
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Chemical contamination of feeds, negative effects on health and production
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Microbial contamination of feeds, negative effects on health and production
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Influence of factors which effect microorganism contamination in feeds
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Effects of microbial deterioration of feeds (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Quality of water, importance of water for animal health, critic points for water hygiene
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Evaluations of harmful effects of incest and reptile on animal health and product in grain and grain by products
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Measures of protection from microbial deterioration in feeds
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for health production and controlling of pestilent
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Critic control points for feed production, storage of feeds
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
HACCP rules for feed factories
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Physical, biological and chemical methods for disarmament of mycotoxins in feeds
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
Reading140570
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1617
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
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026