Information Package / Course Catalogue
Dairy Cattle Breeding and Production
Course Code: VZO633
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 traits of dairy cattle breeds, morphological structure of udder, lactation and lactation curve, factors affecting lactation, milk components and component effecting factors, dry period, open day period, milk production control and records

Course Content

General structure of dairy cattle production, structure of udder, milk synthesis, lactation, factors effecting milk production, quality of milk and effecting factors, dry period care, record using in dairy enterprices

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know general structure of dairy herd enterprises
2.Know traits of dairy cattle breeds
3.Know factors effecting milk production and do proper applications
4.Know milk quality
5.Hold dairy herd enterprice records
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Alpan, O. (1994): Sığır Yetiştiriciliği ve Besiciliği. Şahin Matbaası, Ankara.
2.Homan, J.E., Wattiaux, M.A. (2006): Laktasyon ve Sağım. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayın no: 29
3.Wing, M.J. (1963): Dairy cattle Management principles and Aplications. Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York.
4.Hogeveen, H. (2005): Mastitis in Dairy Production. Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
5.Haskell, R.R.S. (2008): Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Ruminant. Wiley-Blackwell.
6.Battoglia, R.A. (2001): Handbook of, Livestock Management. Prentice-Hall International (UK)Limited, London
7.Aland, A., Madec, F. (2009): Sustainable Animal Production. Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
8.Özder, M. (Ed) (2006): Sığırcılık. Bilge Kültür Sanat, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of dairy cattle production
Week 1 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Dairy cattle producing in world and Turkey
Week 2 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Dairy cattle breeds
Week 3 - Practice
Visual presentation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Synthesis milk and milking
Week 4 - Practice
Farm application
Week 5 - Theoretical
Lactation period and lactation curve
Week 5 - Practice
Farm application
Week 6 - Theoretical
Persistency
Week 6 - Practice
Farm application
Week 7 - Theoretical
Milk component and producing qualified milk
Week 7 - Practice
Farm application
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
(Midterm exam) Enterprise records
Week 9 - Theoretical
Care and feeding of dairy cattles
Week 9 - Practice
Farm application
Week 10 - Theoretical
Care of milking cows
Week 10 - Practice
Farm application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Care of dry cows
Week 11 - Practice
Farm application
Week 12 - Theoretical
Care of heifers
Week 12 - Practice
Farm application
Week 13 - Theoretical
Care of calves
Week 13 - Practice
Farm application
Week 14 - Theoretical
Dairy cattle barns
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
5
5
1
2
4
3
2
OÇ-2
1
5
1
1
2
4
OÇ-3
3
3
5
1
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
5
1
3
OÇ-5
3
3
5
2
2
2
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026