Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SMALL RUMINANT BREEDING I ZZT449 0 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals Place and importance of small ruminant production in animal breeding, economy, social structure, nutrition, welfare of the rural area of Turkey is explained to the students of the Animal Science Department thus the students earn knowledge and application skill to improve foregoing areas. Additionally; the students learn planning, projecting, designing, constructing and managing of the small ruminant facilities.
Course Content Place and importance of small ruminant production in animal breeding, economy, social structure, nutrition, welfare of the rural area of Turkey is explained to the students of the Animal Science Department thus the students earn knowledge and application skill to improve foregoing areas.
Learning Outcomes 1) Small ruminant production of the World and important sheep breeds are learned.
2) Students have detailed knowledge about animal husbandry and small ruminant production of Turkey and earn analysis and synthesis capability and problem solving ability on these items.
3) Students know strategies and practices of small ruminant improvement.
4) Knows sheep and goat husbandry practice.
5) Laboratoy technics of analysing and determining physical characteristics of wool are learned.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Existing number, contribution to the economy, status and vision for food and industrial raw material production and trade of farm animals in Turkey and in the world. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Small ruminant production in World and Turkey. Causes and results of trends in small ruminant production in Turkey and to discuss the factors affecting this causes and results. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Theory of evolution. Discussing the domestication theories of sheep and goat specieses. To introduce the progenitors of seep and goats and anatomic, phisiologic and behavioural changes in small ruminants because of domestication. Classification methods of small ruminant breeds. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Small ruminant breeds of the world and Turkey. Crossbreeding studies in Turkey. Exotic small ruminant breeds which can be used to improve the native breeds of Turkey by the way of cossbreeding. Discussing some crossbreeding offers. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Reproduction of sheep and goats. Reproductive characteristics, fluctuation sexual activity along the year, reproductive efficiency measures, breeding, gestation, parturition and lactation in males and females. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Under the title of improvment; explaining the terms and calculation methods of, data recording, selection, genetical progress heritability and repetability. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Under the title of genetic improvement of small ruminants; to constitute base of knowledge for applying selection and breeding methods. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Mid Term Exam Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Genetic of reproduction, improving the feertility, direct and indirect selection methods. Explaining environmental improvement methods for improving litter size. Flushing, reducing parturation interval, using eksogen hormones. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Storyline; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Using purebreeding and crossbreeding to Improve milk and meat production in sheep and goats. Improving wool and mohair quality. Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Sanitation, disinfection, health protection in small ruminant production. Diseases arising by reason of nutrition disorders and the ways of thwarting them. Udder health, vaccination programs, to introduce poisonous plants to the students. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Sheep and goat housing and planning animal houses. Feed and water troughs, pens, fences and other equipments of small ruminant sheds and corrals. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning; Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Sheep and goat housing and planning animal houses. Feed and water troughs, pens, fences and other equipments of small ruminant sheds and corrals. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Discussing the scenarios of improvemet strategies of small ruminant sector of Turkey. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week General review of the lessons Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Final Exam Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
ARORA, C. L., R. C. GARG, 1998. Sheep Oroduction and Breeding
BHAT, P.N., C.L.ARORA, 2009. Sheep Production. Studium Press. CROSTON,D., G.E. POLLAT, 1994. Planned Sheep Production. Wiley-Blackwell.
CROSTON,D., G.E. POLLAT, 1994. Planned Sheep Production. Wiley-Blackwell
ENSMINGER, M.E., R.O. PARKER, 1986. Sheep and Goat Science. The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Danville, Illinois.
KAYMAKÇI, M., 2006. İleri Koyun Yetiştiriciliği.İzmir İli Damızlık Koyun- Keçi Yetiştiricileri Birliği Yayınları No:1. Meta Basım Matbaacılık Hizmetleri Bornova-İzmir.
KAYMAKÇI, M., 2006. Keçi Yetiştiriciliği. İzmir İli Damızlık Koyun- Keçi Yetiştiricileri Birliği Yayınları No:2. Meta Basım Matbaacılık Hizmetleri Bornova-İzmir
ÖZCAN, L., 1990. Koyunculuk.Tarım Orman ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı. TEDGEM; Yayın Dairesi Başkanlığı, No: Genel-343, Seri- 15, Ankara.
RYDER, M.L. 1983. Sheep and Man. Duckworth Pub. Co.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 5
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 8 10
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Final Exam 1 1.5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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