Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hatchery Management
Course Code: VZO625
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

General hatchery information, traits of eggs for hatchery, application for hatch eggs (collecting, cleaning, disinfectioning, storaging, etc), development stages of embrio, hatchery problems

Course Content

The importance of hatchery for poultry, hatch egg traits, hatchery process, hygiene, problems and solutions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know hatchery and eggs for choosing hatch
2.Know and apply hatchery conditions
3.Know different stages of embrio development
4.Know hatchery management
5.Know and solve hatchery problems
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, F.T. (1999): Tavuk Yetiştiriciliği. Şahin matbaası, Ankara
2.Erensayın, C. (2000): Bilimsel-Teknik-Pratik Tavukçuluk. Cilt:1. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
3.Erensayın, C. (2000): Bilimsel-Teknik-Pratik Tavukçuluk. Cilt:3. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information bout hatchery process
Week 1 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Traits of hatch eggs
Week 2 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Collection and storage of hatch eggs
Week 3 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cleaning and disinfection of hatch eggs
Week 4 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 5 - Theoretical
The main procedure of hatchery
Week 5 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Stages of hatchery
Week 6 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Conditions of hatchery machines
Week 7 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) Embrionic development stages
Week 9 - Theoretical
Embrionic development stages
Week 9 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Evaluation of hathchery results
Week 10 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hatchery problems (machine originated)
Week 11 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hatchery problems (egg and herd originated)
Week 12 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Search problem in incubation
Week 13 - Practice
Hatchery application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Hatchery management
Week 14 - Practice
Cleaning and hygiene in hatcheries
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
1
4
5
OÇ-2
2
1
4
5
OÇ-3
2
1
4
5
OÇ-4
2
1
4
5
OÇ-5
2
1
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026