Information Package / Course Catalogue
Animal Housing
Course Code: VZO502
Course Type: Required
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

The aim of the course, considerations in built up of housing, in different livestock, housing types and its traits, to teach interior design of housing

Course Content

General information related to animal housing, considerations in built up of livestock housing, cattle housing and housing types, interior design of cattle housing, calf housing, poultry housing and housing types , poultry equipments, sheep housing and housing types, horse housing and housing types, the measurements of feeder, drinker and stall.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hayriye Değer ORAL TOPLU
Learning Outcomes
1.to know the issues required to be considered in housing site selection for different livestock.
2.to know the issue required to be considered in built up of housing in different livestock.
3.to know housing types and its traits in livestock.
4.to know housing equipments.
5.to know the ambient conditions required in animal housing.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, F.T. (1994): Tavuk Yetiştiriciliği, Ankara Üniversitesi Matbaası, Ankara.
2.Alpan, O., Arpacık, R. (1994) Sığır Yetiştiriciliği. Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara.
3.Arpacık, R. (1995): Entansif Sığır Besiciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
4.Arpacık, R. (1996) At Yetiştiriciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
5.Battaglia, R.A. (2001): Handbook of Livestock Management. Practice-Hall International Ltd, London
6.McGlone, J., pond, W. (2002): Pig Production: Biological Principals and Applications. http://books.google.com.tr/books
7.Şengonca, M. (2005): Hayvan Yetiştirme İlkeleri. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova, İzmir.
8.Ensminger, M. E. (1992): The Stockman’s Handbook. Interstate Publishers, Inc. Denville, Illinois.
9.Wathes, C.M., Charles, D.R. (1994): Livestock Housing. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The issues necessary to be considerations in selection of place for horse housing
Week 1 - Practice
Farm application
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tavla yapımında dikkat edilmesi gerekli konular
Week 2 - Practice
Farm application
Week 3 - Theoretical
Horse housing types, the measurements necessary to be provided for feeder, drinker and stall in horse housing.
Week 3 - Practice
Farm application
Week 4 - Theoretical
The issues necessary to be considerations in selection of place for cattle housing
Week 4 - Practice
Farm application
Week 5 - Theoretical
The issues necessary to be considerations in built up of cattle housing
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cattle housing types
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Interior design of housing to be built up for dairy cattle, beef cattle and young cattles
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam)Poultry house equipments
Week 9 - Theoretical
Calf housing
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
The issues necessary to be considerations in selection of place and built up of sheep housing
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sheep housing types and interior design of sheep housing
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
The issues necessary to be considerations in selection of place and built up of poultry houses
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
The types of poultry house
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
The types of poultry house
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 - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment301030
Reading301030
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
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
3
4
2
OÇ-2
1
3
5
3
OÇ-3
1
3
5
1
OÇ-4
1
2
3
4
2
OÇ-5
1
1
2
1
3
2
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