Information Package / Course Catalogue
Selection and Mating Methods
Course Code: VZO638
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

Qualitative and quantitative production traits in farm animals, genetic improvement, selection methods, factors affecting the speed of genetic improvement, the methods of pure and commercial cultivation.

Course Content

Selection, selection methods, genetic improvement and selection limit, inheritance coefficient and its calculation, in and commercial breeding methods, and crossbreeding and its applications in Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows selection methods and apply them.
2.Knows genetic improvement and methods about how to increase it.
3.Can calculate inheritance coefficient.
4.Knows basic principles of in-breeding and crossbreeding.
5.Can achieve some crossbreeding methods for desired purpose.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bourdon, M. R. (2000): Understanding Animal Breeding. Second ed. Prentice Hall, upper Saddle River, New Jersey
2.Kinghorn, B., Van der Werf J., Ryan, M. (2000): Animal Breeding. The Post Graduate Faundation in Veterinarian Science of the University of Sydney.
3.Kumlu, S., (2003): Hayvan Islahı.Türkiye Damızlık Sığır Yetiştiricileri M., Ankara.
4.Willis, B. M. (1991): Dalton’s Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding. Third ed. Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications. London
5.Zöldag, L. (2008): Veterinary Genetics and Animal Breeding. A/3 Ltd 1077 Budapest
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Qualitative and quantitative traits in farm animals
Week 2 - Theoretical
Breeding in farm animals
Week 3 - Theoretical
Genetic improvement
Week 4 - Theoretical
Increasing of the genetic improvement
Week 5 - Theoretical
Inheritance coefficient
Week 6 - Theoretical
Selection methods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Selection methods
Week 8 - Theoretical
(Midterm exam) Selection Methods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Selection methods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Selection speed and increasing the selection speed
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mating methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pure breeding
Week 13 - Theoretical
Commercial breeding
Week 14 - Theoretical
Commercial breeding, Hybridization studies in Turkey
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
Assignment30515
Reading101515
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
1
2
5
2
3
3
3
OÇ-2
1
1
5
2
5
OÇ-3
5
5
OÇ-4
1
1
5
2
2
3
OÇ-5
1
1
5
1
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026