Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ration Programs in Formulating Ration For Ruminant
Course Code: ZZO610
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Giving knowledge programs using ration formulation for ruminant

Course Content

The methods used in formulating ruminant ration and preparing vitamins and minerals additives.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing importance of ration formulation of ruminant
2.Knowledge of nutritient requirements of ruminants
3.Learning methods of ration formulation
4.Learning ration formulation programs
5.Formulation vitamin and mineral premix
Recommended or Required Reading
1.National Research Council (NRC), Nutrient Requirements ofDairy Cattle, 7th edition. National Academy Press,Washington, DC (2001)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of diet formulation and its importance for ruminant
Week 2 - Theoretical
The issue must know before balancing ration formulation
Week 3 - Theoretical
The nutritient requirements of farm animal
Week 4 - Theoretical
The standards of nutrition for ruminant
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors affecting feed intake
Week 6 - Theoretical
Methods for ration formulating
Week 7 - Theoretical
Equations and Pearson square
Week 8 - Theoretical
Preparing concentrate
Week 9 - Theoretical
Feeding of ruminant in different physiology state
Week 10 - Theoretical
Anion-cation balance
Week 11 - Theoretical
Preparing premix
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ration programs related to NRC
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ration programs related to CNCPS
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ration programs related to CNCPS
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment48240
Reading35015
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination140141
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)197
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
OÇ-2
2
OÇ-3
2
OÇ-4
2
OÇ-5
2
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