Information Package / Course Catalogue
Colostrum in Nutrition of Newborn Mammals
Course Code: VHB647
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

Educate to masters for have sufficient knowledge about the importance of colostrum and also have information about when, how much and which way should give colostrum for new born babies for livestock farm.

Course Content

Effectiveness of colostrum for new born babies. The time, amount and application way of colostrum for new born animals. Factors which effecting colostrum quality. Storage of over dose of colostrum. Proper nutrition and management practices for farms and protections for decreasing of productivity related with un correct nutrition. Improvement of economy of farm and solution for problems. Searching of literatures related with issue.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Bülent ÖZSOY
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the importance of colostrum for newborn mammalians.
2.To know when, how much and which way should colostrum should give to newborns.
3.To have sufficient knowledge about the factors which effecting of colostrum quality and storage of over colostrum for farms.
4.To have information about proper nutrition and management practices for farms and protections for decreasing of productivity related with un correct nutrition.
5.To have ability to help to farmers about the protection and solutions for bad management and nutrition for colostrum age.
6.To have ability to search the literatures about the issue.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yavuz, H.M. (2001) Çiftlik Hayvanlarının Beslenmesinde Temel Prensipler, Hilal Yayınevi, İstanbul.
2.Pond, W.G., Church, D.C., Pond, K.R., Schoknecht, P.A. (2004) Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
3.Kellerns, R.O., Church, D.C. (2002) Livestock Feeds and Feeding, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
4.McDonald, P., Edwards, R.A., Greenhalgh, J.F.D., Morgan, C.A. (2002) Animal Nutrition, Longman Scientific & Tecnical, England.
5.Ensminger, M.E., Oldfield, J.E., Heinemann, W.W. (1990) Feeds and Nutrition, Second Edition, The Ensminger Publishing Company, California, USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Determination of colostrum and milk. Comparative of milk with colostrum
Week 2 - Theoretical
Differences of colostrum compare with milk: Nutritional character
Week 3 - Theoretical
Immunisation effect
Week 4 - Theoretical
Laxative effect
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors which effecting blood antibody concentrate of calf
Week 6 - Theoretical
The time for give of colostrum
Week 7 - Theoretical
The way of colostrum give, amount of colostrum consume, quality of colostrum (Midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
The way for give of colostrum
Week 9 - Theoretical
The consume amount of colostrum
Week 10 - Theoretical
Quality of colostrum. Factors of effecting colostrum quality
Week 11 - Theoretical
Factors of colostrum which effecting antibody titres: effect of species
Week 12 - Theoretical
Factors of colostrum which effecting antibody titres: Number of gestation/lactation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Factors of colostrum which effecting antibody titres: time intervals of dry period
Week 14 - Theoretical
Factors of colostrum which effecting antibody titres: time of get colostrum and environmental effects
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
Assignment50315
Reading140570
Practice Examination112214
Midterm Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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2026