Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sheep-Goat Breeding and Production
Course Code: VZO602
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Introducing sheep breeds of the World and Turkey, domestication of sheep and goats, basic information of sheep and goat production and barns

Course Content

Main sheep and goat breeds, lamb and kit production techniques, sheep and goat production techniques, reproduction and insemination, care of sheep and goat in the periods of pregnancy and lactation

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able Know main producing sheep and goat breeds over the World and in Turkey.
2.to be able Know and apply sheep production techniques
3.to be able Know and apply goat production techniques.
4.to be able Prepare the management records, choose the breeding material.
5.to adminstrate of sheep enterprises
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akçapınar, H. (1994): Koyun Yetiştiriciliği. Medisan Yayınları, Ankara
2.Mitcham, A., Mitcham, S. (2006): Meat Goats. Sumner, Iowa, USA
3.Aytuğ, C.N., Yalçın, B.C., Alaçam, E., Türker, H., Gökçen H., Özkoç, Ü. (1990): Koyun Keçi Hastalıkları ve Yetiştiriciliği. Teknografik Matbaası, İstanbul
4.Taşkın, T., Özdoğan, M., Önenç, S.S. (2010): Keçi Yetiştirme ve Besleme. Hasad Yayıncılık, İstanbul
5.Crean, D., Bastian, G. (1997): Sheep Management and Wool Production. Inkata Press, Australia
6.Akman, N., Emiroğlu, M., Tavmen, A. (2001): Koyunculuk. Çamlıca Kültür ve Yardım Vakfı, İstanbul
7.Tekin, M.E. (2009): Kasaplık Kuzu Üretimi. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Main producing sheep breeds
Week 1 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Main producing goat breeds
Week 2 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Origin and domestication of sheep
Week 3 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Origin and domestication of goat
Week 4 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Lamb and kit producing techniques
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Practical sheep rearing techniques
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Practical goat rearing techniques
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) Preparation before mating season of sheep and goats
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mating process in sheep and goat production
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mating process in sheep and goat production
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Care and feeding of pregnant sheep and goats
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Lactation period of sheep and goats
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Selection for breeding of sheep and goats
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Production controls of sheep and goats
Week 14 - Practice
Farm application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment30515
Reading202040
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
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
3
4
5
2
2
3
2
OÇ-2
5
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
2
3
2
OÇ-4
5
5
5
2
2
3
OÇ-5
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