Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : VZO528 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The aim of the course is to teach the importance of reproduction in sheep breeding, the factors of effecting reproduction and management procedures carried out to improve reproduction
The importance of reproduction in sheep breeding, the sexual maturity age and the age of first use for breeding, insemination methods in sheep, male and female ratio according to insemination methods in natural insemination, the factors effecting reproduction in sheep breeding, the methods to improve the reproduction, management procedures carried out to improve the reproduction, synchronization of oestrus, hormone applications, the methods of two lambing in a year or three lambing in two years.
| Assoc. Prof. Mehmet KAYA |
| 1. | to know reproduction parameters in sheep |
| 2. | to know the factors effecting reproduction and use in animal breeding |
| 3. | to know management practices required for optimum reproduction to breed specific |
| 4. | to know the principles of oestrus synchronization, hormone applications, flushing, the methods of two lambing in a year or three lambing in two years and to carry out these applications. |
| 5. | to carry out management of reproduction in sheep enterprises. |
| 1. | Akçapınar, H. (1994): Koyun Yetiştiriciliği. Medisan Yayınları, Ankara |
| 2. | Crean, D., Bastian, G. (1997): Sheep Management and Wool Production. Inkata Press, Australia |
| 3. | Aytuğ, C.N., Yalçın, B.C., Alaçam, E., Türker, H., Gökçen H., Özkoç, Ü. (1990): Koyun Keçi Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği. Teknografik Matbaası, İstanbul |
| 4. | Ensminger, M. E. (1992): The Stockman’s Handbook. Interstate Publishers. Inc. Denville, Illinois. |
| 5. | Ruvinsky, A., Piper, L.(1997): The Genetics of Sheep. CAB International, UK. |
| 6. | Rodostits, O.M. (2001): Herd Health. W.B. Saunders Company. |
| 7. | Aland, A., Madec, F. (2009): Sustainable Animal Production. Wageningen Academik Publishers, The Netherlands. |
| 8. | Battaglia, R.A. (2001): Handbook of. Livestock Management. Prentice-Hall International (UK) Limited, London. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignment | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Reading | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 96 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
OÇ-2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
OÇ-3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
OÇ-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OÇ-5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||