Information Package / Course Catalogue
Poultry Breeder Management
Course Code: VZO522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to teach basic principles of breeder poultry breeding and management procedures in growth and laying periods of breeders for an productive breeding

Course Content

Breeder concept, obtained systems of breeders, production parameters of broiler and layer breeders, procedures in growth period of breeders, procedures for applying in laying period of the breeders , the production standards and production records.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Evrim DERELİ FİDAN
Learning Outcomes
1.to learn breeder concept and obtained systems of breeders.
2.to learn physiological traits and principles of care of breeders
3.to learn and could arrange conditions inside barn .
4.to learn the production standards to could carried out the estimate and evaluate of its
5.to learn management procedures in growth and laying periods in the breeding of broiler and layer breeders
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, F.T. (1994): Tavuk Yetiştiriciliği, Ankara Üniversitesi Matbaası, Ankara.
2.Erensayın, C. (2000): Bilimsel-Teknik-Pratik Tavukçuluk. Cilt:3. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
3.Muir, W.M. Aggrey S.E. (2003): Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology. CABI Publishing, UK.
4.Şenköylü, N. (2001): Modern Tavuk Üretimi. Anadolu Matbaası, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Breeder concept and the general knowledge in relation to breeder poultry breeding
Week 1 - Practice
Farm application
Week 2 - Theoretical
Obtained systems of breeders
Week 2 - Practice
Farm application
Week 3 - Theoretical
Management in growth period of broiler breeders
Week 3 - Practice
Farm application
Week 4 - Theoretical
Management in growth period of layer breeders
Week 4 - Practice
Farm application
Week 5 - Theoretical
Management in sexual maturity and laying period of breeder hens
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
The shelter structures in breeder poultry breeding
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
The environmental conditions that must be provided in poultry house in growth and laying periods in breeder poultry breeding.
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) Feeder, drinker and nest types and its traits used for breeder poultry breeding.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Applications of male female ratio in breeder poultry breeding.
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Production parameters and effecting factors of broiler breeders
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Production parameters and effecting factors of layer breeders
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Production standards in breeder poultry breeding.
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Production records required in breeder poultry breeding
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Production records required in breeder poultry breeding
Week 14 - Practice
Farm application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment301030
Reading103030
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)124
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
OÇ-1
2
2
3
2
3
OÇ-2
1
5
5
1
1
1
2
OÇ-3
3
5
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
4
3
OÇ-5
5
5
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2026