Information Package / Course Catalogue
Animal Housing and Production Hygiene
Course Code: VZO622
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To give basic information about animal houses, cattle barns and barn types, calf hutcs, hen houses, hen house equipments, sheep and goat barns, horse barns, eradication programs for insects and rodents, destroying dead animals and manure management, disinfection, vaccination programs, hygiene of milking and hygiene of udder .

Course Content

Principles of barn buildings, general traits of animal houses, protecting from disease effects, foot baths, anti-paraziter medicination, vaccination, milking and udder health, waste and manure management.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know basic objectives of animal houses.
2.Know and apply inner organization of the houses.
3.Know waste and manure management.
4.Apply quarantine, anti paraziter conflict and vaccination.
5.Know hygienic milking procedures.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, F.T. (1994): Tavuk Yetiştiriciliği, Ankara Üniversitesi Matbaası, Ankara.
2.Alpan, O., Arpacık, R. (1994) Sığır Yetiştiriciliği. Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara.
3.Arpacık, R. (1995): Entansif Sığır Besiciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
4.Arpacık, R. (1996) At Yetiştiriciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
5.Battaglia, R.A. (2001): Handbook of Livestock Management. Practice-Hall International Ltd, London
6.McGlone, J., pond, W. (2002): Pig Production: Biological Principals and Applications. http://books.google.com.tr/books
7.Şengonca, M. (2005): Hayvan Yetiştirme İlkeleri. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova, İzmir.
8.Ensminger, M. E. (1992): The Stockman’s Handbook. Interstate Publishers, Inc. Denville, Illinois.
9.Wathes, C.M., Charles, D.R. (1994): Livestock Housing. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about animal houses
Week 1 - Practice
Farm application
Week 2 - Theoretical
Barn and barn types
Week 2 - Practice
Farm application
Week 3 - Theoretical
Barn design according to the regions
Week 3 - Practice
Farm application
Week 4 - Theoretical
Calf houses
Week 4 - Practice
Farm application
Week 5 - Theoretical
Broiler houses
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Layer hen houses
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Breeder hen houses
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) Vaccination programs
Week 9 - Theoretical
Information about barn and barn types
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Horse barns and types
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Animal house disinfection and parasiter conflict
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Manure control
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
House vector control
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hygiene of milking
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 - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment30515
Reading102626
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
2
2
4
4
4
OÇ-2
2
1
3
3
5
OÇ-3
1
2
4
2
5
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
5
OÇ-5
3
4
3
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
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