Information Package / Course Catalogue
Farm Management in Small Ruminant Breeding
Course Code: ZZO604
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

to give information about methods and practices for plans, management and sustainability of sheep and goat farms.

Course Content

o give information about sheep and goat husbandry, genotypes, and information for the products and marketing, to give information about farm and shelter planning, to able to determine feeds and other needing of farm and to make annual planning for these To give information about problems in small ruminanat farms and, solitions for them To give information about some appied in farms and observation of managment of farms

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have a basic knowledge about breeding of sheep and goats in the world and in Turkey
2.To have a basic knowledge about sheep and goat rearing practices, evaluation of produces and marketing
3.to gain skills to determine the necessary conditions of farm and barn planning, to make to business plan in order to farm’s requirements
4.To have knowledge about health protection and biosecurity for sheep and goats
5.To able to determine farm income and expenses and to make economic analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.T. Taşkın H. E. Bardakcıoğlu, M. Yılmaz, Ruminant Yetiştiriciliği (Koyun, Keçi, Sığır), ISBN: 678-605-62489-0-0, Meta Basım Bornova- İZMİR, (2011).
2.The Farm Management Handbook, George L. Greaser 1991.
3.Dairy sheep Manual-Farm Management Guidelines by Arthur Stubbs, Gaille Abud & Roberta Bencini January 2009 .RIRDC Publication No 08/205 RIRDC Project No PRJ-000724
4.İ. Duman, A. Altındişli, U. Aksoy. Organik çiftlik yönetim modeli archived at http://orgprints.org/18573
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The importance of the breeding small ruminants in the world and Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Sheep and goat breeding systems
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Sheep and goat breeds and genotypes
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Herd management
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Farm and ranch planning and the necessary conditions
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
to determined the annual requirements and business plan of farm
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Health protection and biosecurity
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
General repitation
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Animal welfare and legislation
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Animal Waste Management on Small ruminant Farms
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
The main problem and solutions in Small ruminant Farms
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Financial resources for farm installation and sustainability
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Determination of income and expenses of farm
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Creating of herd projection
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Assignment125126
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination135136
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)205
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
3
3
5
5
5
OÇ-2
2
2
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
4
5
OÇ-4
3
5
5
OÇ-5
4
2
4
5
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