Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrition of Fur Animals
Course Code: VHB646
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Explanation of anatomy and physiology of digestive system of fur animals (etc., rabbits, chinchilla, mink, fox). Introducing of feeds and environment of their feedlot. Explanation of nutritional requirements and feedlot types. Ability of get sufficient information about fur animals and could use this information in practice. Manage a proper relation with farmers. To be helpful to farmers about the management problems of fur animals. Could make a search about the issue. To have ability for produce own farm management system.

Course Content

Characteristics of anatomy and physiology of digestive system of fur animals, nutrient requirements, introducing of feed stuffs which used in rations, prepare a ration for different rearing periods, methods for practical and logical nutrition.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have enough knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of digestive system, nutrient requirements and feedlot types.
2.To know the principles of nutrition of fur animals and can manage the owners.
3.Can prepare proper rations for fur animals consider with quality of production and different production and health levels. To inform owners about practical / proper methods for feeding of these animals.
4. Importance of rearing fur animal
5.Nutritional diseases of fur animals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çalışkaner, Ş. (1993) Kürk Hayvanlarının Beslenmesi, Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 1301, Ankara.
2.King, J.O.L. (1971) Rabbits, The UHAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Farm Animals, Churchill Livinstone, Edinburg and London.
3.Lebas, F., Coudert, P., Rouvier, R., Rochambeau, H. de (1986) The Rabbit Husbandry, Health and Production, FAO Animal Productionand Health Series, No.21, Rome.
4.Kellerns, R.O., Church, D.C. (2002) Livestock Feeds and Feeding, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
5.McDonald, P., Edwards, R.A., Greenhalgh, J.F.D., Morgan, C.A. (2002) Animal Nutrition, Longman Scientific & Tecnical, England.
6.Pond, W.G., Church, D.C., Pond, K.R., Schoknecht, P.A. (2004) Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
7.Ensminger, M.E., Oldfield, J.E., Heinemann, W.W. (1990). Feeds and Nutrition, Second Edition, The Ensminger Publishing Company, California, USA.
8.Umucalılar, H.D., Gülşen, N. (2005) Çiftlik Hayvanlarında Beslenme Hastalıkları, SÜ Basımevi, Konya.
9.Tisch, D. (2005) Animal Feeds, Feeding and Nutrition and Ration Evaluation, Thomson Learning.
10.Yavuz, H.M. (2001) Çiftlik Hayvanlarının Beslenmesinde Temel Prensipler, Hilal Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Importance of rearing fur animal
Week 2 - Theoretical
Characteristics of digestive system of fur animals and differences with other animals in physiological (etc., caprophagy) and anatomic characteristics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Rabbit species and production (whole and hair) characteristics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Nutrient requirement s of rabbits
Week 5 - Theoretical
Feed stuffs for rabbit nutrition
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nutrition of male and females in dry period, nutrition of females in gestation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nutrition of females in lactation periods, nutrition of newborn babies and infants (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Characteristics of digestive system of mink and differences with other animals in physiological (etc., caprophagy) and anatomic characteristics
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mink species and production (whole and hair) characteristics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrient requirement s of mink
Week 11 - Theoretical
Feed stuffs for mink nutrition
Week 12 - Theoretical
Critic points for nutrition of other fur animals (etc., chinchilla, mink, fox)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Preparation of ration for nutrient requirement of fur animals. Feed forms for nutrition of fur animal and rate and amount of carbohydrates
Week 14 - Theoretical
Feed additives for nutrition of fur animals
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment50525
Reading140684
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination113215
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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