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Digestion Trials

Course Code	: VHB605
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 2

Objectives of the Course

Teaching definition of digestion, absorbtion and digestibility terms. Teaching the importance and principles of digestion trials. Explaining different methods included in digestion trials.

Course Content

Determination of digestibility levels of feeds and nutrients

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Knowing the meanings of digestion, digestibility and absrobtion terms
2.	Understanding the importance of digestion trials in animal nutrition
3.	Having information about the various methods of digestion trials.
4.	Teaching the determination of feed digestibility levels
5.	Connection with producer and teaching them Helping to producer for some management mistakes Capability for searching literature

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Fahey, G. C. (1994) Forage Quality, Evaluation and Utilization, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, USA.
2.	Sauvant, D., Van Milgen, J., Faverdin, P., Friggens, N. (2011) Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Netherlands.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Digestion, absorbtion and digestibility terms. Factors affecting digestibility of feeds.

Week 2 - Theoretical

Classification of digestion trials. Importance of digestion trials.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Critical points considered in performing digestion trials. Equipments used in digestion trials.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Invivo digestion trials (classical method and indicator method)

Week 5 - Theoretical

Invivo digestion trials (difference method, various type of biological trials)

Week 6 - Theoretical

Invitro digestion trials- rumen digestibility (Tilley and Terry, enzyme methods)

Week 7 - Theoretical

Invitro digestion trials- rumen digestibility (Gas production and electrophoresis methods) (Midterm exam)

Week 8 - Theoretical

Determination of nutrient digestibility and nitrogen retention by invivo digestion trials

Week 9 - Theoretical

Invitro digestion trials- rumen digestibility (Gas production and electrophoresis methods)

Week 10 - Theoretical

Invitro digestion trials- intestinal digestibility (lysine bioavailability test, intestinal content and enzyme methods)

Week 11 - Theoretical

In situ methods- rumen digestibility (Dacron bag method)

Week 12 - Theoretical

In situ methods-Intestinal digestibility (Portative bag method)

Week 13 - Theoretical

Insitu/Invitro method with three steps

Week 14 - Theoretical

Near infrared spectroscopy

Week 15 - Final Exam

Final exam

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Assignment	1	%5
Quiz	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Assignment	1	1	1	2
Reading	2	0	2	4
Midterm Examination	1	6	1	7
Final Examination	1	8	1	9
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				50

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