Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY IN FARM ANIMALS 802400715040 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To provide knowledge and skills about environmental physiology in farm animals.
Course Content The basic elements and concepts that make up the environmental physiology of farm animals, the climatic environmental factors that impact on production physiology, the genetic and hormonal control of environmental physiology, thermoregulation and its physiological basis, the heat stress and applications for its decrease, other environmental stresses and control means, the effects of environment on the metabolism, production characteristics, immune function and animal health, the effects of photoperiod on livestock, genotype and environment interaction.
Learning Outcomes 1) Have knowledge about the basic elements of environmental physiology in farm animals.
2) Learn climatic factors that impact on production physiology.
3) Have knowledge about environmental stress and practices to reduce these stress.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Basic elements and concepts that constitute the environmental physiology in farm animals Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Climatic factors that impact on production physiology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Genetic and hormonal control of environmental physiology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Thermoregulation and physiological basis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Stress physiology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Management practices for the reduction of heat stress Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Management practices for the reduction of other environmental stress Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm exam Question Answer
9. Week The effects of the environment on metabolism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week The effects of the environment on production characteristics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The effects of the environment on immune function and animal health Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Effects of photoperiod in farm animals Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Genotype and environment interactions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Student assignments and/or project presentation, discussion and evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Aggarwal, A., Upadhyay, R. 2013. Heat stress and Animal Productivity. Springer, India.
Collier, R.J., Collier, J.L. 2012. Environmental Physiology of Livestock. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., U.K.
Pehlivan, E. 2011. Memeli çiftlik hayvanlarında çevresel stres, fizyoloji ve üretim ilişkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi, Fen Bil. Ens. Doktora Semineri, Ankara (Basılmamış).
Sejian, V., Naqvi, S.M.K., Ezeji, T., Lakritz, J., Lal, R. 2012. Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock Production. Springer, Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15333
PY25333
PY35000
PY45333
PY55000

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 6
Homework 1 30
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 30
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload