Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cattle Breeds
Course Code: VZO526
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 cattle breeds rearing in the world and in Turkey and morphological and physiological traits of their

Course Content

Indigenous cattle breeds of Turkey, beef cattle breeds, dairy cattle breeds, combined productive cattle breeds, morphological and physiological traits of breeds

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hüsnü Erbay BARDAKÇIOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.to learn beef cattle breeds rearing in the world and morphological and physiological characteristics of their
2.to learn dairy cattle breeds rearing in the world and their characteristics
3.to recognize Turkish indigenous cattle breeds
4.to select cattle breeds suitable for different regions because they learn breeds and their traits
5.to investigate the effects of factors and the adoption level on cattle breeds
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Alpan, O. (1994): Sığır Yetiştiriciliği ve Besiciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
2.Arpacık, R. (1995): Entansif Sığır Besiciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
3.Özder, M. (Ed) (2006): Sığırcılık. Bilge Kültür Sanat, İstanbul
4.Haskell, R.R.S. (2008): Blackwell’s Fife Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant Wiley-Blackwell.
5.Battaglia, R.A. (2001): Handbook of Livestock Management. Prentice-Hall International Ltd, London.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Turkish indigenous cattle breeds and its composition
Week 1 - Practice
Farm application
Week 2 - Theoretical
The morphological and physiological important traits of Anatolian Black and Eastern Anatolian Red cattle breeds
Week 2 - Practice
Farm application
Week 3 - Theoretical
The morphological and physiological important traits of Anatolian Grey breed and South Anatolian Red cattle breeds
Week 3 - Practice
Farm application
Week 4 - Theoretical
Local cattle breeds rearing in Turkey and their traits
Week 4 - Practice
Farm application
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification of culture cattle breeds
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
General characteristics of beef, dairy and combined productive cattle breeds
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dairy cattle breeds, the morphological and physiological important characteristics of Holstein and Jersey cattle breeds
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) The morphological and physiological important characteristics of Angler, Guernsey and the other cattle breeds
Week 9 - Theoretical
Combined productive cattle breeds, the morphological and physiological characteristics of Brown Swiss cattle breed
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Simmental and the other combined productive cattle breeds
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Beef cattle breeds, the morphological and physiological characteristics of Hereford, Angus cattle breeds
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
The morphological and physiological important characteristics of Shorthorn, Santa Gertrudis cattle breeds
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
The morphological and physiological important characteristics Charolais and the other beef cattle breeds
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
General repetition
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
5
1
3
OÇ-2
2
5
1
3
OÇ-3
2
5
1
3
OÇ-4
1
4
3
3
OÇ-5
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