Information
Code | SAFS0026 |
Name | Choice Feeding and Its Application in Farm Animals |
Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
Semester | . Semester |
Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
ECTS | 6 ECTS |
National Credit | 3 National Credit |
Teaching Language | İngilizce |
Level | Doktora Dersi |
Type | Normal |
Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of feed intake control of farm animals. Integrate knowledge concerning the feeding behavior and its development.
Course Content
This course provides an overview and insight in choice feeding and its application in farm animals, as well as feeding behavior of the them. The course, therefore, provides the basis for mechanisms and theories of feed selection and gives knowledge on modern feeding methods.
Course Precondition
Undergraduate basic animal nutrition, poultry and ruminant nutrition or approval of the instructors.
Resources
Voluntary Food Intake and Diet Selection in Farm Animals (Forbes, J.M. Cabi Publishing)
Notes
Feeds and Feeding
Course Learning Outcomes
Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
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LO01 | On successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand mechanism of feed intake in farm animals. |
LO02 | On successful completion of this course, students will be able to to know the different systems of feeding of the farm animals. |
LO03 | On successful completion of this course, students will learn the basics of feed consumption control of farm animals. |
LO04 | On successful completion of this course, students will learn about modern feeding methods. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
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PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have theoretical and applied knowledge about the basic principles of Sustainable Agricultural Science (Agroecology) and Food Security. | |
PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Learns national and international certificated agricultural systems and chemical residue-free production. | |
PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains knowledge of laws and regulations on sustainable agriculture and food security and improve new approaches. | |
PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Plans and apply the appropriate crop rotation systems for water and mineral cycle within the ecosystem dynamics. | |
PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops healthy plant production materials (seeds, seedlings) and animal products beneficial for human nutrition. | |
PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain knowledge on environmentally friendly strategies for the protection, development and sustainable use of soil and water resources. | |
PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It develops fertilization programs which ecologically oriented soil and healthy nutrition of the crop for sustainable soil management. | |
PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains knowledge about the disease factors, harmful weeds, insects, nematodes and mites that cause yield loss in culture plant cultivation. | |
PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It ensures that plant and animal production is carried out with a holistic approach in sustainable agricultural systems. | 1 |
PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Learn to create timely and correct mechanization programs. | |
PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | On the basis of economic sustainability in agricultural production, it develops approaches that will ensure product acquisition and safe transportation to the consumer. | |
PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | It can develop systems that will ensure food safety and food security. | 1 |
PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knows the agricultural processes and economic analyzes of the produced yields to provide maximum benefit to the producer. | |
PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Develop and perform independent or team research and development projects on sustainable agriculture and food safety. | 1 |
Week Plan
Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
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1 | Feeding behaviour | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
2 | Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
3 | Metabolites and hormones | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
4 | Diet selection - Principles | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
5 | Diet selection - Praticalities | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
6 | Theories of feed intake control | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
7 | Feed composition | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
8 | Mid - Term Exam | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
9 | Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
10 | Protein and other nutrients | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
11 | Appetites for specific nutrients | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
12 | Animal and Enviromental factors | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
13 | Growth and fattening | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
14 | Reproduction and lactation | Source reading, web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
15 | General overview | Source reading,web searching | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
16 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
17 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
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Course Related Works | |||
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Assesment Related Works | |||
Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
ECTS | 6 ECTS |