Information Package / Course Catalogue
Animal Nutrition in Organic Farming
Course Code: ZZO620
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

The importance of organic farming and production, the principles of organic animal production and nutrition

Course Content

The importance of organic farming and production in world and Turkey, The importance of organic animal products in human nutrition, The principles of organic nutrition in farm animals

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the importance of organic production in world and Turkey
2.Learning the importance of organic animal products in human nutrition
3.Learning the principles of organic nutrition in animal nutrition
4.Ability to learn and evaluate organic feed norms in ruminant feeding
5.Ability to learn and evaluate organic feed norms in poultry feeding
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Organic Agriculture and Its Importance in the World and Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical
Organic Livestock Farming
Week 3 - Theoretical
Standarts for livestock in International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Certification and Laws
Week 5 - Theoretical
Entansif üretim ve organic hayvancılığın karşılaştırılması
Week 6 - Theoretical
Organic feeds and standarts-I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Organic feeds and standarts-II
Week 8 - Theoretical
Unsuitable feeds for organic farming
Week 9 - Theoretical
Urea and other synthetic nitrogen compounds in Animal Nutrition
Week 10 - Theoretical
The evaluation of feed additives in organic livestock production
Week 11 - Theoretical
Antibiotics, Hormones, Drugs and Growth Promoters
Week 12 - Theoretical
Using possibility of Feeds Originated from Animals for Ruminants
Week 13 - Theoretical
Using possibility of Meals (processing, storage standart) in organic animal production
Week 14 - Theoretical
Record Keeping in Animal Nutrition and Forms
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment44328
Midterm Examination145045
Final Examination155055
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)198
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
4
OÇ-2
3
5
5
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026