Information
| Unit | CEYHAN FACULTY OF VETERINARY |
| Veterinary PR. | |
| Code | VTS307 |
| Name | Ostrich Breeding |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 7 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SİNAN KANDIR |
| Course Instructor |
Doçent PINAR DEMİR
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To gain information and skill over ostrich breeding, handling, management, incubation, feeding, diseases, and products obtained by ostrich and ostrich businesses issues.
Course Content
To gain information and skill over ostrich breeding, handling, management, incubation, feeding, diseases, and products obtained by ostrich and ostrich businesses issues.
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Will have information about the status of ostrich farming in Turkey and around the world. |
| LO02 | Knows morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of ostriches (Struthio camelus). |
| LO03 | Knows care, feeding and management issues in ostrich farming. |
| LO04 | Knows reproduction in ostriches, factors affecting egg production, and hatchery management. |
| LO05 | Knows features, evaluation, and marketing of ostrich products (meat, leather, feather), and the status of production and consumption. |
| LO06 | Knows ostrich diseases and the ways to avoid from them. |
| LO07 | Knows that the digestive systems of ostriches. |
| LO08 | To obtain information on feeding and nutrition of ostriches. |
| LO09 | Knows nutritional diseases of ostriches. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presentation of the curriculum, information about the status of ostrich farming in Turkey and around the World. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 2 | The place of ostriches in the zoological system, morphological and physiological characteristics. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 3 | Behavior and behavioral problems, and reproductive characteristics of ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 4 | Egg production, embryonic development and incubation management of ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 5 | Ostrich breeding systems and maintenance - management practices. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 6 | General characteristics of ostrich enterprises, shelter, and equipment used. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 7 | Production and marketing of ostrich products (meat, leather, feather), and the assessment of the production-consumption. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | Ostrich diseases, protection and control applications. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 10 | Digestive system of the ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 11 | Ostrich feeds. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 12 | The preparation of rations for ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 13 | Feeding and nutrition of ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 14 | Nutritional disorders in ostriches. | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 15 | Nutritional disorders in ostriches / Final exam | Reading lecture notes and reseources | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM | |
| 17 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM |